City of Cape Town
Metropolitan Municipality CPT from Census 2001

Area
2,460.13 km²
Population
2,892,243 (1,175.65 per km²)
Households
778,239 (316.34 per km²)

Gender

Female 52%48% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female1,503,49951.98%
Male1,388,74448.02%

Population group

48% ColouredBlack African 32%19% White
PeoplePercentage
Coloured1,391,85948.12%
Black African916,45931.69%
White542,43518.75%
Indian or Asian41,4901.43%

First language

41% AfrikaansisiXhosa 29%28% English
PeoplePercentage
Afrikaans1,198,01141.42%
isiXhosa831,60028.75%
English808,59627.96%
Sesotho19,2070.66%
Other16,2450.56%
isiZulu7,3290.25%
Setswana4,1380.14%
isiNdebele1,8260.06%
Sepedi1,4510.05%
Xitsonga1,4490.05%
SiSwati1,3890.05%
Tshivenda1,0010.03%

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Atlantis53,820119.66
Bellville89,73249.18
Blue Downs150,43134.05
Brackenfell78,00524.37
Briza1,9591.28
Cape Town827,218496.70
City of Cape Town14,4981,031.47
Crossroads31,5272.29
Du Noon9,0450.64
Durbanville40,13529.55
Eersterivier29,68210.55
Elsiesrivier86,6858.58
Excelsior1891.17
Fisantkraal4,6460.69
Fish Hoek15,85117.83
Goodwood48,12816.27
Gordons Bay2,7514.29
Guguletu80,2776.24
Hottentotsholland Nature Reserve1818.67
Houtbaai13,25331.14
Imizamo Yethu8,0630.23
Joe Slovo Park4,5670.28
Khayelitsha329,00243.51
Kraaifontein57,91119.58
Kuilsriver44,78020.05
Langa49,6672.87
Lekkerwater1,4100.21
Lwandle9,3110.32
Mamre7,2763.90
Masiphumelele8,2490.70
Melkbosstrand6,52222.76
Mfuleni22,88319.51
Milnerton81,366110.75
Mitchell's Plain398,65091.29
Nomzano22,0831.19
Noordhoek3,12721.86
Nyanga58,7233.39
Parow77,43927.52
Pella1,0441.66
Robben Island1764.74
Scarborough7231.67
Simonstown7,21050.99
Sir Lowry's Pass5,7660.94
Somerset West60,60688.57
Strand46,44635.24
Witsand2,4050.72