Cape Town
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433,688
138,280
37%
96,9%
99,3%
97,1%
Cape Town is known as the Mother City of South Africa. It developed from a settlement established by Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 and was originally referred to as Cabo de Goede Hoop. Eventually, the shortened form Cabo or De Caab came to be used. In the 18th century it was known as Het Vlek van de Caab. The names Cape Town and Kaapstad were only applied around the middle of the 18th century and the Khoekhoen name, Huigais, meaning 'stone place', was first applied to the Castle but was subsequently extended to include Cape Town. (GPS coordinates: 34.0842 S, 18.4304 E).
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- Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.
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Key Statistics 2011
| Total population | 433,688 |
| Young (0-14) | 18,4% |
| Working Age (15-64) | 71,5% |
| Elderly (65+) | 10,1% |
| Dependency ratio | 39,8 |
| Sex ratio | 93,1 |
| Population density | 1083 persons/km2 |
| No schooling aged 20+ | 0,8% |
| Higher education aged 20+ | 37% |
| Matric aged 20+ | 30,8% |
| Number of households | 138,280 |
| Average household size | 2,8 |
| Female headed households | 39,8% |
| Formal dwellings | 96,6% |
| Housing owned/paying off | 55,9% |
| Flush toilet connected to sewerage | 97,1% |
| Weekly refuse removal | 98,7% |
| Piped water inside dwelling | 96,9% |
| Electricity for lighting | 99,3% |