Local time
Sun, 6:21 PM GMT+2Africa/JohannesburgCityCapital
Cape Town
33.92° S, 18.43° E
- Population
- 3,215,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 2 of 42
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 42 cities of South Africa in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of South Africa, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Cape Town, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Cape Town have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Its name refers to its location on the Cape of Good Hope.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person