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Cape Town

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cape Town or Capetown, city (1991 pop. 854,616), legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It was the capital of Cape Province before that province's subdivision in 1994. The city lies at the foot of Table Mt. (c.3,570 ft/1,090 m) and on the shore of Table Bay. Cape Town is a commercial and industrial center; oil refining, food, chemical, and fertilizer processing, and the manufacture of automobiles, leather and plastic goods, and clothing are the chief industries. An important port, Cape Town exports mainly gold, diamonds, and... Read more
Cape Town
Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad), Western Cape/South AfricaCabo de Goede...India Company as ‘The Cape of Good Hope’ and then as ‘The Cape’, it was intended...thereafter referred to as Cape Town. It is the legislative capital... Read more
Cape Town
Cape Town City and seaport at the foot of Table Mountain...legislative capital and the capital of Western Cape province. Founded in 1652 by the Dutch East...Historic Museum, and the University of Cape Town (founded 1829). It is an important industrial... Read more

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