Western Cape
Province WC from Census 2001

Area
129,462.20 km²
Population
4,524,334 (34.95 per km²)
Households
1,211,414 (9.36 per km²)

Gender

Female 52%48% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female2,332,01551.54%
Male2,192,31948.46%

Population group

Coloured 54%Black African 27%18% White
PeoplePercentage
Coloured2,438,97553.91%
Black African1,207,42826.69%
White832,90218.41%
Indian or Asian45,0291.00%

First language

Afrikaans 55%isiXhosa 24%19% English
PeoplePercentage
Afrikaans2,500,74855.27%
isiXhosa1,073,95123.74%
English874,66019.33%
Sesotho31,4360.69%
Other19,6510.43%
isiZulu9,1660.20%
Setswana5,5210.12%
isiNdebele2,2150.05%
Xitsonga2,0640.05%
Sepedi1,8970.04%
SiSwati1,7400.04%
Tshivenda1,2850.03%

Districts

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Cape Winelands630,49422,308.77
Central Karoo60,48338,853.98
City of Cape Town2,892,2432,460.13
Eden454,92423,331.16
Overberg203,51911,404.63
West Coast282,67331,103.51