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| Area | 129,370 km˛ (10.6% of country's total) |
| Population | 4.7 million (10.1% of the total) |
| GDP | 14.6% of the country's total |
| Languages | Afrikaans (59%), English (20%), Xhosa (19%) |
| Capital | Cape Town |
| Other main centres | Hermanus , George, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Wellington, Worcester, Robertson , Knysna, Swellendam |
| Premier | Ebrahim Rasool |
The Western Cape is a province in South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape, was part of the huge (and now defunct) Cape Province. Prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910Events January events January 13 The first live musical radio program. Lee De Forest broadcasts a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the Metropolitan Opera. January 26 ? Seine floods in Paris. February events February 8 The Boy Scouts of America is in it was Cape ColonyThe Cape Colony was a part of South Africa under British occupation during the 19th century. It stretched from the Atlantic Ocean eastwards: the final eastern boundary, after several wars against the Xhosa, stood at the Fish River. In the north, the Orang, and for more check the History of Cape ColonyWritten history of the area known as Cape Colony and later Cape Province in South Africa began when Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese navigator, discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. Later, Vasco da Gama in 1497 sailed along the whole coast of South Afric.
| Provinces of South Africa | |
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| Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | KwaZulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | Northern Cape| North West | Western Cape | |