Cape Town

General information about Cape Town

Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Province: City of Cape Town
Postcode: 7100
Population: 3,433,441 inhabitants (Last modified: 12/07/2012 )

Current local time in Cape Town

Current Date:
Monday 20 May 2024
Current Time:
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Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg
GMT/UTC: + 2  hours
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: -33.92584
Longitude in decimal degrees: 18.42322
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 33° 56' 33" South
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 18° 25' 24" East
Height above sea level: 25 m,   82.02 ft,   984.25 in
Geographical feature: P (Populated place type feature)
Feature designation code: P.PPLA (seat of a first-order administrative division)


*seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)