Outline of Cape Town

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View north-eastwards across the city bowl of Cape Town from Lion's Head

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cape Town:

Cape Town - capital city of the Western Cape province and legislative capital of South Africa.

## Contents

* 1 General reference
* 2 Geography of Cape Town
* 2.1 Location of Cape Town
* 2.2 Environment of Cape Town
* 2.2.1 Natural geographic features of Cape Town
* 2.3 Regions of Cape Town
* 2.3.1 Suburbs of Cape Town
* 2.3.2 Neighbourhoods of Cape Town
* 3 Places of interest in Cape Town
* 3.1 Bridges of Cape Town
* 3.2 Cultural and exhibition centres of Cape Town
* 3.3 Fortifications of Cape Town
* 3.4 Monuments and memorials of Cape Town
* 3.5 Museums and art galleries of Cape Town
* 3.6 Parks and gardens of Cape Town
* 3.7 Public squares of Cape Town
* 3.8 Religious buildings of Cape Town
* 3.9 Secular buildings of Cape Town
* 3.10 Shopping areas, malls and markets of Cape Town
* 3.11 Streets of Cape Town
* 3.12 Theatres of Cape Town
* 3.13 Triangulation station
* 3.14 World Heritage Sites of Cape Town
* 3.15 Demographics of Cape Town
* 4 Government and politics of Cape Town
* 4.1 Law and justice of Cape Town
* 5 History of Cape Town
* 6 Culture of Cape Town
* 6.1 Arts of Cape Town
* 6.1.1 Architecture of Cape Town
* 6.1.2 Music and dance of Cape Town
* 6.1.3 Theatre of Cape Town
* 6.1.4 Visual arts of Cape Town
* 6.2 Cuisine of Cape Town
* 6.3 Events of Cape Town
* 6.4 Languages of Cape Town
* 6.5 Media of Cape Town
* 6.6 People from Cape Town
* 6.7 Religion in Cape Town
* 6.8 Sports in Cape Town
* 7 Economy and infrastructure of Cape Town
* 7.1 Transportation in Cape Town
* 7.1.1 Rail transport in Cape Town
* 8 Education in Cape Town
* 9 Healthcare in Cape Town
* 10 See also
* 11 References
* 12 External links

## General reference

* Pronunciation: (Afrikaans: Kaapstad [ˈkɑːpstat]; Xhosa: iKapa; Dutch: Kaapstad);
* Common English name(s): Cape Town
* Official English name(s): Cape Town
* Adjectival(s): Capetonian
* Demonym(s): Capetonian

## Geography of Cape Town

Cape Town viewed from Lion's Head

Geography of Cape Town

* Cape Town is:
* a city
* capital of Western Cape
* Population of Cape Town: 433,688 [citation needed]
* Area of Cape Town: 400.28 km2 (154.55 sq mi)[citation needed]

Cape Town

Kaapstad

Cape Town

Location within South Africa

Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] 33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E﻿ / ﻿33.92528°S 18.42389°E﻿ / -33.92528; 18.42389

### Location of Cape Town

* Cape Town is situated within the following regions:
* Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
* Afro-Eurasia
* Africa (outline)
* Southern Africa
* South Africa (outline)
* Western Cape
* City of Cape Town
* Time zone(s):
* South African Standard Time (UTC+02)

### Environment of Cape Town

Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos growing in Table Mountain National Park Table Bay File:Disa uniflora (Peter Jonas Bergius 1767).jpgPride of Table Mountain (Disa uniflora), an orchid common on Table Mountain View of Lion's Head

* Biodiversity of Cape Town
* Climate of Cape Town
* Nature reserves in Cape Town
* Table Mountain National Park
* Water crisis in Cape Town

#### Natural geographic features of Cape Town

View of Table Mountain seen from Bloubergstrand, flanked by Devil's Peak on the left and Lion's Head on the right

* Bays
* Camps Bay
* False Bay
* Gordon's Bay
* Hout Bay
* Simon's Bay
* Table Bay
* Beaches of Cape Town
* Hills
* Signal Hill
* Mountains
* Devil's Peak
* Lion's Head
* Table Mountain
* Islands
* Robben Island
* Rivers
* Eerste River
* Salt River
* Black River
* Elsieskraal River
* Liesbeek River

### Regions of Cape Town

Bantry Bay Camps Bay, an affluent suburb of Cape Town Sea Point, one of Cape Town's most affluent and densely populated suburbs View of Simon's Town

* Atlantic Seaboard
* Cape Flats
* City Bowl
* Helderberg
* Northern Suburbs
* Southern Suburbs
* South Peninsula

#### Suburbs of Cape Town

Suburbs of Cape Town

* Athlone
* Bakoven
* Bantry Bay
* Belhar
* Bellville
* Bergvliet
* Bishop Lavis
* Bishopscourt
* Bloubergstrand
* Blue Downs
* Bonteheuwel
* Bothasig
* Brackenfell
* Brooklyn
* Camps Bay
* Capri Village
* Century City
* Claremont
* Clifton
* Clovelly
* Constantia
* Crawford
* Da Gama Park
* Delft
* Devil's Peak Estate
* Diep River
* Durbanville
* Edgemead
* Eerste River
* Elsie's River
* Epping
* Faure
* Fish Hoek
* Fresnaye
* Gardens
* Glencairn
* Goodwood
* Grassy Park
* Green Point
* Gugulethu
* Hanover Park
* Harfield Village
* Heathfield
* Higgovale
* Hout Bay
* Imizamo Yethu
* Kalk Bay
* Kenilworth
* Kensington
* Kenwyn
* Khayelitsha
* Kommetjie
* Kraaifontein
* Kuils River
* Langa
* Lansdowne
* Lavender Hill
* Llandudno
* Lotus River
* Lwandle
* Macassar
* Maitland
* Manenberg
* Masiphumelele
* Meadowridge
* Melkbosstrand
* Milnerton
* Mitchells Plain
* Monte Vista
* Mouille Point
* Mowbray
* Muizenberg
* Ndabeni
* Newlands
* Noordhoek
* Nyanga
* Observatory
* Ocean View
* Ottery
* Oranjezicht
* Panorama
* Parklands
* Parow
* Philippi
* Pinelands
* Plumstead
* Retreat
* Richwood
* Rondebosch
* Rondebosch East
* Rosebank
* Salt River
* Scarborough
* Schotsche Kloof
* Sea Point
* Simon's Town
* St James
* Steenberg
* Strandfontein
* Table View
* Tamboerskloof
* Thornton
* Three Anchor Bay
* Tokai
* University Estate
* Vredehoek
* Walmer Estate
* Wetton
* Woodstock
* Wynberg
* Zonnebloem

#### Neighbourhoods of Cape Town

* De Waterkant
* Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

## Places of interest in Cape Town

The Cape Town International Convention Centre The Castle of Good Hope

### Bridges of Cape Town

* Foreshore Freeway Bridge

### Cultural and exhibition centres of Cape Town

* Cape Town International Convention Centre
* Good Hope Centre

### Fortifications of Cape Town

Fortifications of the Cape Peninsula

* Castle of Good Hope
* Chavonnes Battery
* Fort de Goede Hoop

### Monuments and memorials of Cape Town

The Rhodes Memorial

* Artillery Memorial, Cape Town
* Japanese Lantern Monument
* Rhodes Memorial
* The Cenotaph
* Treaty Tree

### Museums and art galleries of Cape Town

File:Unnamed2 - panoramio (361).jpgIziko South African National Gallery

Museums in Cape Town

* Cape Town Science Centre
* District Six Museum
* Groot Constantia
* Groote Schuur
* Heart of Cape Town Museum
* Iziko South African Museum
* Iziko South African National Gallery
* Koopmans-de Wet House
* Slave Lodge
* South African Sendinggestig Museum
* Waterworks Museum
* Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

### Parks and gardens of Cape Town

Arderne Gardens Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

* Arderne Gardens
* Company's Garden
* De Waal Park
* Green Point Common
* Helderberg Nature Reserve
* Keurboom Park
* Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
* Rondebosch Common
* Rondebosch Park
* Tokai Arboretum
* Tokai Park
* Wynberg Park

### Public squares of Cape Town

* Grand Parade
* Greenmarket Square

### Religious buildings of Cape Town

Church of the Good Shepherd on Robben Island The Cape Town City Hall, with Table Mountain in the background Disa Park Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Maclear's Beacon, a triangulation station used in the calculation of the curvature of the Earth Lion's Head, part of the Table Mountain National Park

* Auwal Mosque
* Gardens Shul
* Groote Kerk
* Lutheran Church in Strand Street
* Palm Tree Mosque
* Queen Victoria mosque
* St. George's Cathedral
* St. James Church
* St. Mary's Cathedral

### Secular buildings of Cape Town

* Atterbury House
* Cape Town City Hall
* Cape Town Civic Centre
* Centre for the Book
* Coornhoop
* Disa Park
* Genadendal Residence
* Hawthorndon House
* Houses of Parliament
* Huguenot Memorial Building
* Leeuwenhof
* Metlife Centre
* Mutual Building
* Naspers Centre
* Portside Tower
* Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
* Triangle House

### Shopping areas, malls and markets of Cape Town

* Canal Walk
* Somerset Mall
* Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

### Streets of Cape Town

* Adderley Street
* Long Street
* Strand Street

### Theatres of Cape Town

* Baxter Theatre Centre
* Labia Theatre
* Space Theatre
* The Independent Armchair Theatre

### Triangulation station

* Maclear's Beacon

### World Heritage Sites of Cape Town

* Cape Floristic Region
* Table Mountain National Park
* Robben Island

### Demographics of Cape Town

Demographics of Cape Town

## Government and politics of Cape Town

Houses of Parliament, the old assembly building

Politics of Cape Town

* Parliament of South Africa
* Houses of Parliament
* Mayor of Cape Town
* Deputy Mayor of Cape Town
* International relations of Cape Town
* Twin towns and sister cities of Cape Town

### Law and justice of Cape Town

* Law enforcement in Cape Town
* Municipal Police

## History of Cape Town

* History of Cape Town
* Invasion of the Cape Colony
* Battle of Blaauwberg
* Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814
* Noon Gun
* Timeline of Cape Town

## Culture of Cape Town

Cape Dutch architecture, a traditional Afrikaner architectural style found mostly in the Western Cape

### Arts of Cape Town

#### Architecture of Cape Town

Architecture of Cape Town

* Cape Dutch architecture
* Buildings in Cape Town
* Tallest buildings in Cape Town

#### Music and dance of Cape Town

Strubenholm, the home of the South African College of Music Artscape Theatre Centre, the main performing arts centre in Cape Town

* Ballet of Cape Town
* Cape Town City Ballet
* Music festivals and competitions in Cairo
* Cape Town International Jazz Festival
* Music schools in Cape Town
* Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre
* South African College of Music
* Music venues in Cape Town
* Artscape Theatre Centre
* Musical ensembles in Cape Town
* Cape Town Opera
* Cape Town Philharmonia Choir
* Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra
* Musicians from Cape Town
* Michael Blake
* Victor Hely-Hutchinson
* John Joubert

#### Theatre of Cape Town

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationCape Town in art: Table Mountain and Cape Town by William Hodges, Iziko William Fehr Collection Public art in Cape Town: Statues of Nobel Prize winners at Nobel Square

* Magnet Theatre

#### Visual arts of Cape Town

Groot Constantia, the oldest wine estate in South Africa Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationThe Gatsby, a sandwich originated in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town

* Cape Town in art
* Public art in Cape Town
* Statue of Nelson Mandela, Cape Town City Hall

### Cuisine of Cape Town

* Cape Town wine
* Constantia (wine)
* Gatsby (sandwich)

### Events of Cape Town

* Cape Town Book Fair
* South African International Exhibition

Festivals

* Kaapse Klopse

### Languages of Cape Town

* Afrikaans
* South African English
* Xhosa

### Media of Cape Town

* Newspapers
* Cape Times
* The Cape Messenger
* Radio and television
* CapeTalk
* Cape Town TV
* Fine Music Radio

### People from Cape Town

* Zach de Beer
* J. M. Coetzee
* Derek Hanekom

### Religion in Cape Town

* Anglican Diocese of Cape Town
* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town

### Sports in Cape Town

2010 FIFA World Cup fans The Newlands Cricket Ground Cape Town Stadium

Sports in Cape Town

* Football
* Association football
* Ajax Cape Town F.C.
* Cape Town City F.C.)
* Cape Town All Stars
* Rugby football
* Western Province
* Cricket in Cape Town
* Cape Cobras
* Sports events in Cape Town
* 2010 FIFA World Cup
* Cape Town Cycle Tour
* Cape Town Open
* Cape Town Marathon
* Table Mountain Challenge
* Two Oceans Marathon
* Sports venues in Cape Town
* Cape Town Stadium
* Green Point Stadium
* Killarney Motor Racing Complex
* Milnerton Racecourse
* Newlands Cricket Ground
* Newlands Stadium

## Economy and infrastructure of Cape Town

File:Mount Nelson Hotel (3464448937).jpgThe Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel The Cape of Good Hope Tourism, an important sector in the Cape Town's economy

Economy of Cape Town

* Companies in Cape Town
* Naspers
* Travelstart
* Communications in Cape Town
* MWEB
* Entrepreneurship and innovation
* Silicon Cape Initiative
* Financial services in Cape Town
* Sanlam
* Hotels and resorts in Cape Town
* Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
* Protea Hotels by Marriott
* Restaurants and cafés in Cape Town
* Café Caprice
* Top of the Ritz (revolving restaurant)
* Shopping malls and markets in Cape Town
* Canal Walk
* Somerset Mall
* Tourism in Cape Town
* Tourist attractions in Cape Town
* Beaches of Cape Town
* Cape of Good Hope
* Groot Constantia
* Nature reserves in Cape Town

### Transportation in Cape Town

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway File:Signal Hill, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa - panoramio (34).jpgPort of Cape Town, as seen from Signal Hill N2 highway, entering the City Bowl File:Kalk Bay, Sudáfrica, 2018-07-23, DD 06.jpgSouthern Line railway as it approaches Simon's Town

Transport in Cape Town

* Air transport in Cape Town
* Airports in Cape Town
* Cape Town International Airport
* Cable transport in Cape Town
* Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
* Maritime transport in Cape Town
* Port of Cape Town
* Road transport in Cape Town
* Buses in Cape Town
* Golden Arrow Bus Services
* MyCiTi
* Roads in Cape Town
* Peninsula Expressway
* R300
* Trolleybuses in Cape Town
* Trolleybuses in Cape Town

#### Rail transport in Cape Town

Rail transport in Cape Town

* Blue Train
* Commuter rail lines
* Metrorail Western Cape
* Cape Flats Line
* Central Line
* Northern Line
* Southern Line
* Railway stations in Cape Town
* Cape Town railway station
* Trams in Cape Town

## Education in Cape Town

University of Cape Town's main campus Christiaan Barnard, who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant on 3 December 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital[1]

Education in Cape Town

* Libraries in Cape Town
* Central Library Cape Town
* University of Cape Town Libraries
* Universities and colleges in Cape Town
* Cape Peninsula University of Technology
* University of Cape Town
* University of the Western Cape
* Schools in Cape Town
* Cape Town High School

## Healthcare in Cape Town

Healthcare in Cape Town

* Hospitals in Cape Town
* Alexandra Hospital
* Groote Schuur Hospital
* Karl Bremer Hospital
* Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
* Somerset Hospital
* Tygerberg Hospital
* Valkenberg Hospital

## See also

* Outline of geography

## References

1. ↑ "A human cardiac transplant: an interim report of a successful operation performed at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town". http://www.grandroundsjournal.com/articles/gr049002/grhist-001-barnard.pdf.

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