Western Cape

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Province of South Africa

The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is geographically the fourth largest of the country's nine provinces, with an area of 129,449 square kilometres (49,981 sq mi), and the third most populous, with an estimated 7.43 million inhabitants in 2022.

Also known as...Western Cape Province, province of the Western Cape, and province of Western Cape