Western Cape
Map of Western Cape
0400 km (249 mi)800 km (497 mi)1200 km (746 mi)1600 km (994 mi)
Height
-3 m (-10 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), Max altitude 2307 m (7570 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Western Cape
Height from south to north in Western Cape
1Indian Ocean (South), South Atlantic Ocean (West)0 m2Gamka415 to 1 459 m3Gourits4 to 753 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Cape Town (legislative capital), capital city of South Africa
Population: 7,433,019 (Wikidata, 2022)
Area: 129,462 km² / 49,986 sq mi
Created: 1994
Subdivisions: 6
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Seweweekspoortpiek (2 325 m)
Lowest point: sea level (0 m)
Borders
- Eastern Cape — East
- Northern Cape — Northeast
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+02:00