Outline of Cape Town

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.

General reference

 * Pronunciation: (Kaapstad ; 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
Geography of Cape Town
 * Cape Town is:
 * a city
 * capital of Western Cape
 * Population of Cape Town: 433,688
 * Area of Cape Town: 400.28 km2 (154.55 sq mi)

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

 * 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



 * 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



 * 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
 * Bo-Kaap
 * 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

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

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

Museums and art galleries of Cape Town
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
 * 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

 * 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
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

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

 * 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

 * Magnet Theatre

Visual arts 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
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
 * 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
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
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
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