# 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: Afrikaans: Kaapstad; Xhosa: iKapa; Khoekhoe: ǁHui!gaeb
* 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 km$^2$ (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

## Places of interest in Cape Town
### 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

## Culture of Cape Town
### Arts 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