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Read guide →Cape Town
Cape Town, in South Africa’s Western Cape province, appears in the consulted list of the country’s capitals. The available information provides national context rather than a guide to local services.
The place
What makes it special
- The consulted list includes Cape Town among South Africa’s capitals.
- The city is in the Western Cape province.
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Sources and references
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- Sudáfrica · Wikidata
- Sudáfrica · Wikidata
- South Africa · World Countries — mledoze
- South Africa · World Bank Open Data
- CRONOLOGÍA DE SUDÁFRICA: · Crossref
- CRONOLOGÍA: · Crossref
- Pretoria · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, 0142, South Africa · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Bloemfontein · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Bloemfontein, Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State, 9310, South Africa · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Cape Town · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001, South Africa · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Cape Town International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Cape Town International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Pretoria · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q3926
- Bloemfontein · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q37701
- Cape Town · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q5465
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 07/10/2026