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Wastren Cape

Wes-Kaap (in Afrikaans)
Western Cape (in Inglis)
Ntshona-Koloni (in Xhosa)
Motto(s): 
Spes Bona (Guid Howp)
Map showin the location o the Wastren Cape in the sooth-wastren pairt o Sooth Africae
Location o the Wastren Cape in Sooth Africae
Kintra Sooth Africae
Established27 Aprile 1994
CaipitalCape Toun
Destricts
Govrenment
 • TeepPairlamentary seestem
 • PremierHelen Zille (DA)
Area
 • Total129462 km2 (49,986 sq mi)
Area rank4t in Sooth Africae
Highest elevation
2325 m (7,628 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2007)[2][3]
 • Total5,278,585
 • Estimate 
(2011)
5,287,863
 • Rank4t in Sooth Africae
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Density rank5t in Sooth Africae
Population groups
 • Coloured50.2%
 • Black African30.1%
 • White18.4%
 • Indie or Asie1.3%
Leids
 • Afrikaans55.3%
 • Xhosa23.7%
 • Inglis19.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
ISO 3166 codeZA-WC
GDP (nominal)[6]2009
 - TotalR 264.98 billion
US$ 33.88 billion
 - Per caipitaR 50,726
US$ 6,488
 - GrowthDecrease -1.45%
Websitewww.westerncape.gov.za

The Wastren Cape is a province in the sooth wast o Sooth Africae. The caipital is Cape Toun. Prior tae 1994, the region that nou forms the Wastren Cape wis pairt o the hintle lairger (an nou defunct) Cape Province. Prior tae the formation o the Union o Sooth Africae in 1910, it wis cried the Cape Colony (see the History o Cape Colony).

References

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  1. Stats in Brief, 2010 (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2010. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-621-39563-1.
  2. "Community Survey 2007: Basic results" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. p. 2. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 21 Februar 2011. Retrieved 14 Januar 2011.
  3. Mid-year population estimates, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  4. "Statistical release P0301: Community Survey, 2007 (Revised version)" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. p. 25. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  5. "Table: Census 2001 by province, language, population group and gender". Census 2001 Interactive Tables. Statistics South Africa. Archived frae the original on 3 Juin 2012. Retrieved 28 Januar 2010.
  6. Wesgro IQ. GDP and GDP growth by Province. Wesgro.

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