Cape Toun
Cape Toun (Afrikaans: Kaapstad; Xhosa: iKapa) is the seicont-maist populous ceety in Sooth Africae,[1] an the lairgest in land aurie, formin pairt o the Ceety o Cape Toun metropolitan municipality. It is the provincial caipital an primate ceety o the Wastren Cape, as well as the legislative caipital o Sooth Africae, whaur the Naitional Parliament an mony govrenment offices are locatit. The ceety is famous for its harbour as well as its natural settin in the Cape floral kinrick, including such well-kent landmarks as Table Muntain an Cape Point. Cape Town is an aa Africae's maist popular tourist destination.[2]
Locatit on the shore o Table Bay, Cape Toun wis oreeginally developed bi the Dutch East India Company as a victuallin (supply) station for Dutch ships sailin tae Eastren Africae, Indie, an the Far East. Jan van Riebeeck's arrival on 6 Aprile 1652 established the first permanent European settlement in Sooth Africae. Cape Toun quickly ootgrew its oreeginal purpose as the first European ootpost at the Castle o Guid Howp, becomin the economic an cultural hub o the Cape Colony. Till the Witwatersrand Gowd Rush an the development o Johannesburg, Cape Toun wis the lairgest ceety in Sooth Africae.
[edit] Twin touns—Sister ceeties
Cape Town haes sax twin touns an sister ceeties, as leetit belaw:
| Kintra | Ceety | Established |
|---|---|---|
 |
Aachen[3] | 2000 |
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Bangkok | 2007 |
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Haifa[4] | 1975 |
 |
Hangzhou[5] | 2005 |
 |
Nice[6] | 1974 |
 |
Saunt Petersburg[7] | 2001 |
[edit] Refrences
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Agenda 21 Partnership Cape Town – Aachen. Retrieved on 5 Mairch 2010. .
- ↑ Cape Town. Haifa City. Retrieved on 5 Mairch 2010. .
- ↑ Agreement on the Establishment of Relations of Friendship between the City of Hangzhou of the People's Republic of China and the City of Cape Town of the Republic of South Africa (18 April 2005). Retrieved on 5 Mairch 2010. .
- ↑ Villes jumelées avec la Ville de Nice (French). Ville de Nice. Retrieved on 5 Mairch 2010. .
- ↑ Saint Petersburg in figures – International and Interregional Ties. Saint Petersburg City Government. Retrieved on 23 Mairch 2008. .
