Wastren Cape

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Wastren Cape
Wes-Kaap (Afrikaans)
Western Cape (Inglis)
Ntshona-Koloni (Xhosa)
—  Province o Sooth Africae  —

Coat o airms
Motto: 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 Banner o Sooth Africae Sooth Africae
Established 27 Aprile 1994
Caipital Cape Toun
Destricts
Govrenment
 - Premier Helen Zille (DA)
Aurie[1]
 - Tot 129,462 km2 (49,985.6 sq mi)
Aurie rank 4t in Sooth Africae
Heichest elevation 2,325 m (7,628 ft)
Laichest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Indwallers (2007)[2][3]
 - Tot 5,278,585
 - Estimate (2011) 5,287,863
 - Rank 4t in Sooth Africae
 Densitie 40.8/km2 (105.6/sq mi)
 - Densitie rank 5t in Sooth Africae
Population groups[4]
 - Coloured 50.2%
 - Black African 30.1%
 - White 18.4%
 - Indie or Asie 1.3%
Leids[5]
 - Afrikaans 55.3%
 - Xhosa 23.7%
 - Inglis 19.3%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code ZA-WC
GDP (nominal)[6] 2009
 - Total R 264.98 billion
US$ 33.88 billion
 - Per caipita R 50,726
US$ 6,488
 - Growth Decrease -1.45%
Wabsteid westerncape.gov.za

The Wastren Cape is a province in the sooth wast o Sooth Africae. The capital 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[edit]

  1. (2010) Stats in Brief, 2010. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa.
  2. Community Survey 2007: Basic results (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved on 14 Januar 2011. .
  3. Mid-year population estimates, 2011 (Report). Statistics South Africa. 2011. http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0302/P03022011.pdf. Retrieved 5 December 2011. 
  4. Statistical release P0301: Community Survey, 2007 (Revised version) (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved on 7 October 2009. .
  5. Table: Census 2001 by province, language, population group and gender.. Census 2001 Interactive Tables. Statistics South Africa. Retrieved on 28 Januar 2010. .
  6. Wesgro IQ. GDP and GDP growth by Province. Wesgro.

Freemit airtins[edit]

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