Cape Town |
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Natural environment |
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| Bays | |
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| Beaches | |
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| Hills | |
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| Mountains | |
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| Islands | |
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| Headlands | |
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| Rivers and wetlands |
- Bokramspruit
- Buffels River
- Eerste River
- Diep River
- Else River
- Hout Bay River
- Krom River
- Lourens River
- Modder River
- Salt River
- Sand River
- Schusters River
- Silvermine River
- Sir Lowry’s Pass River
- Sout River
- Zandvlei
- Zeekoevlei
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| Climate and weather |
- Cape Town water crisis
- Cape Doctor
- Berg wind
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| World heritage sites | |
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Biodiversity
of Cape Town |
- Nature reserves in Cape Town
- Helderberg Marine Protected Area
- Robben Island Marine Protected Area
- Table Mountain National Park
- Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area
Vegetation
types |
- Atlantis Sand Fynbos
- Boland Granite Fynbos
- Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
- Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
- Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland
- Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos
- Hangklip Sand Fynbos
- Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos
- Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos
- Peninsula Granite Fynbos
- Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos
- Southern Afrotemperate Forest
- Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
- Swartland Alluvium Fynbos
- Swartland Shale Renosterveld
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Parks and
gardens |
- 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
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| Nature reserves |
- Blaauwberg Conservation Area
- Bracken Nature Reserve
- Cecilia
- De Hel Nature Area
- Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary
- Die Oog Conservation Area
- Diep River Fynbos Corridor
- Durbanville Nature Reserve
- Edith Stephens Wetland Park
- Glencairn Wetland
- Harmony Flats Nature Reserve
- Helderberg Nature Reserve
- Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area
- Kogelberg Nature Reserve
- Lourens River Protected Natural Environment
- Lower Silvermine River Wetlands
- Macassar Dunes Conservation Area
- Mamre Nature Garden
- Meadowridge Common
- Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve
- Raapenberg Bird Sanctuary
- Rietvlei Wetland Reserve
- Rondebosch Common
- Rondevlei Nature Reserve
- Silwerboomkloof Natural Heritage Site
- Tygerberg Nature Reserve
- Uitkamp Wetlands
- Witzands Aquifer Conservation Area
- Wolfgat Nature Reserve
- Zoarvlei Wetlands
- Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve
- Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve
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Communities |
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| Atlantic Seaboard | |
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| Blaauwberg | |
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Cape Flats
(Klipfontein district) | | Khayelitsha |
- Bongweni
- Harare/Holimisa
- Ikwezi Park
- Mandela Park
- Griffiths Mxenge
- QQ Section
- Silver Town
- Victoria Merge
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| City Bowl | |
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| Helderberg | |
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| Northern Suburbs | |
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| Southern Suburbs | |
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| South Peninsula | |
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| Neighbourhoods |
- Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
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Built environment |
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- Adderley Street
- Long Street
- Strand Street
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- Chapman's Peak Drive
- Hospital Bend
- Kloof Nek Road
- Metropolitan Routes in Cape Town
- National roads
- Sir Lowry's Pass
- Ou Kaapse Weg
- Peninsula Expressway (Cape Town)
- R300
| | Skyscrapers |
- List of tallest buildings in Cape Town
- 1 Thibault Square
- Atterbury House
- Cape Town Civic Centre
- Metlife Centre
- Mutual Building
- Naspers Centre
- Portside Tower
- Triangle House
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Government |
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| National government |
- Parliament of South Africa
- Houses of Parliament
- Genadendal Residence
- Highstead
- Tuynhuys
- Defence
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| Provincial government | |
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| City of Cape Town |
- Government of Cape Town
- Mayor
- Deputy Mayor
- Cape Town City Hall
- Cape Town Civic Centre
- Cape Town Partnership
- Coat of arms of Cape Town
- Flag of Cape Town
- Elections
- 2018 Cape Town mayoral election
- Erasmus Commission
- Wards
- Law and enforcement
- Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa
- Municipal Police
- Pollsmoor Prison
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History |
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- Invasion of the Cape Colony
- Battle of Blaauwberg
- Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814
- Noon Gun
- Timeline of Cape Town
| Fortifications |
- Amsterdam Battery
- Castle of Good Hope
- Chavonnes Battery
- Fort de Goede Hoop
- Redoubt Duijnhoop
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| Monuments and memorials |
- Artillery Memorial, Cape Town
- Japanese Lantern Monument
- Rhodes Memorial
- The Cenotaph
- Treaty Tree
- Van Riebeeck's Hedge
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| Lists of heritage sites |
- Near Cape Town
- Bo-Kaap
- CBD and the Waterfront
- Simon's Town
- Helderberg
- Bellville
- Table Mountain
- Wynberg district
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| Historical buildings |
- African Theatre
- Alhambra Theatre
- Breakwater Lodge
- Church Square
- Coornhoop
- Graaff Electric Lighting Works
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| Events |
- Blackheath train accident
- South African International Exhibition
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Culture |
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| Cuisine | |
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Performance
art |
- Cape Town City Ballet
- Musical ensembles
- Cape Town Opera
- Cape Town Philharmonia Choir
- Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra
- Theatres
- Artscape Theatre Centre
- Baxter Theatre Centre
- Labia Theatre
- Magnet Theatre
- Maynardville Open-Air Theatre
- Space Theatre
- The Independent Armchair Theatre
- Theatre on the Bay
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Events and
festivals |
- Cape Town Book Fair
- Cape Town International Jazz Festival
- Kaapse Klopse
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Museums and
art galleries |
- Air Force Museum
- Bertram House
- Chavonnes Battery
- Cape Town Science Centre
- District Six Museum
- Gallery Mau Mau
- Groote Schuur
- Heart of Cape Town Museum
- Hout Bay Museum
- Holocaust Centre
- Koopmans-de Wet House
- Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island
- Medical Museum
- Mostert's Mill
- Simon's Town Museum
- Naval Museum
- South African Sendinggestig Museum
- Waterworks Museum
- Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
| Iziko Museums |
- Bertram House
- Bo-Kaap Museum
- Groot Constantia
- Koopmans-de Wet House
- Maritime Centre
- Michaelis Collection at the Old Town House
- Rust en Vreugd
- Slave Lodge
- Social History Centre
- SAS Somerset
- South African Museum
- National Gallery
- William Fehr Collection at the Castle of Good Hope
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| Public art | |
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| Religion |
- Anglican Diocese of Cape Town
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town
- Religious buildings
- Auwal Mosque
- Gardens Shul
- Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St George
- Groote Kerk
- Lutheran Church in Strand Street
- Nurul Islam Mosque
- Palm Tree Mosque
- Queen Victoria Mosque
- St. George's Cathedral
- St. James Church
- St. Mary's Cathedral
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Secular
architecture |
- Cape Dutch architecture
- Tallest buildings in Cape Town
- Athlone Power Station
- Atterbury House
- Bertram House
- Boshofpoort
- Cape Town City Hall
- Cape Town Civic Centre
- Castle of Good Hope
- Centre for the Book
- Coornhoop
- Disa Park
- Egyptian Building
- Genadendal Residence
- Hawthorndon House
- Houses of Parliament
- Huguenot Memorial Building
- Leeuwenhof
- Mandela Rhodes Building
- Metlife Centre
- Mutual Building
- Naspers Centre
- Portside Tower
- Rhodes Memorial
- Royal Observatory
- Triangle House
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| Media |
- Newspapers
- Cape Times
- The Cape Messenger
- Radio and television
- Bush Radio
- CapeTalk
- Cape Town TV
- Fine Music Radio
- Good Hope FM
- Kfm 94.5
- UCT Radio
- Voice of the Cape
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Economy |
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- Entrepreneurship and innovation
Companies based
in Cape Town |
- Naspers
- Travelstart
- MWEB
- Sanlam
- Woolworths Holdings Limited
- Of historical interest:
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| Hotels and resorts |
- Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
- Protea Hotels by Marriott
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Shopping areas,
malls and markets |
- Canal Walk
- Cavendish Square
- Golden Acre
- Greenmarket Square
- N1 City
- Tygerberg Mall
- Somerset Mall
- Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
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| Exhibition centres | |
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| Restaurants and cafés |
- Café Caprice
- Perseverance Tavern
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| Tourism |
- Beaches of Cape Town
- Cape of Good Hope
- Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
- Groot Constantia
- Mariner's Wharf
- Nature reserves in Cape Town
- Ratanga Junction
- Two Oceans Aquarium
- Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
- World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park
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Transport |
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| Air transport | |
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| Maritime transport |
- Port of Cape Town
- Safmarine
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| Road transport |
- Buses in Cape Town
- Golden Arrow Bus Services
- MyCiTi
- MyCiTi bus stations
- Roads in Cape Town
- Trolleybuses in Cape Town
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| Rail transport |
- Blue Train
- Commuter rail lines
- Metrorail Western Cape
- Cape Flats Line
- Central Line
- Northern Line
- Southern Line
- Railway stations
- Trams in Cape Town
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Sports |
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| Soccer | |
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| Rugby |
- Western Province
- Ikey Tigers
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| Cricket | |
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| Other | Cape Town Tigers (basketball) |
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| Sports events |
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Cape Town Cycle Tour
- Cape Town Open
- Cape Town Ladies Open
- Cape Town Marathon
- South Africa Sevens
- Table Mountain Challenge
- Two Oceans Marathon
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| Sports venues | |
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Education |
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| Libraries |
- Biblionef
- Central Library Cape Town
- Centre for the Book
- Fish Hoek Library
- Jacob Gitlin Library
- Meadowridge Library
- National Library of South Africa
- Rondebosch Library
- SAAO Library
- Strandfontein Library
- University of Cape Town Libraries
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| Universities |
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- University of Cape Town
- University of the Western Cape
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| Colleges |
- Qualitas Career Academy
- South African College
- Yeshiva of Cape Town
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Private
schools |
- American International School of Cape Town
- Cannons Creek Independent School
- Cape Town French School
- Christel House South Africa
- Darul Islam Islamic High School
- Diocesan College
- German International School Cape Town
- Herschel Girls' School
- Herzlia Schools
- Mountain View Academy
- Parklands College
- St. Cyprian's School
- St. George's Grammar School
- Michael Oak Waldorf School
- Oakhurst Primary School
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| Public schools |
- Alexander Sinton Secondary School
- Belgravia High School
- Belhar Secondary School
- Bellville High School
- Bergvliet Primary School
- Bergvliet High School
- Bosmansdam High School
- Brackenfell High School
- Cape Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology
- Cape Town High School
- Chris Hani Secondary School
- Claremont High School
- COSAT
- D.F. Malan High School
- Durbanville High School
- Eben Dönges High School
- Eersterivier Secondary School
- Fairbairn College
- Fairmont High School
- Gardens Commercial High School
- Grove Primary School
- Harold Cressy High School
- Hottentots Holland High School
- Jan van Riebeeck High School
- Lavender Hill High School
- Livingstone High School
- Masiphumelele High School
- Milnerton High School
- Mondale High School
- Parel Vallei High School
- Pinelands High School
- Queen's Park High School
- Range High School
- Rondebosch Boys' High School
- Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School
- Rustenburg School for Girls
- Sea Point High School
- Sinenjongo High School
- Spine Road High School
- South African College Schools
- Stellenberg High School
- Strand High School
- Table View High School
- The Settlers High School
- Trafalgar High School
- Tygerberg High School
- Westerford High School
- Windsor High School
- Wynberg Boys' High School
- Wynberg Girls' High School
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| Alternative schools |
- GlenBridge Special School
- Tafelberg School
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| Former schools |
- Ellerslie Girls' High School
- Tot Nut van het Algemeen
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| Art & Music schools |
- Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre
- South African College of Music
- Peter Clarke Art Centre
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| Not yet allocated |
- College of Magic
- Montebello Design Centre
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Services |
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| Hospitals |
- Alexandra Hospital
- Groote Schuur Hospital
- Karl Bremer Hospital
- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
- Somerset Hospital
- Tygerberg Hospital
- Valkenberg Hospital
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| Lighthouses | |
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Western Cape
Water Supply System |
- Dams and resrvoirs
- Alexandra Dam
- Berg River Dam
- De Villiers Dam
- Hely-Hutchinson Dam
- Kleinplaats Dam
- Land-en-Zeezicht Reservoir
- Lewis Gay Dam
- Molteno Dam
- Silvermine Dam
- Steenbras Dam
- Theewaterskloof Dam
- Victoria Dam
- Voëlvlei Dam
- Wemmershoek Dam
- Woodhead Dam
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| Electrical power generation |
- Athlone Power Station
- Graaff Electric Lighting Works
- Koeberg Nuclear Power Station
- Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme
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| Emergency services |
- Cape Town Fire Department
- Metro Emergency Medical Services
- Mountain Club of South Africa
- National Sea Rescue Institute
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