What is the largest city in Cape Town?

Cape Town (English: Cape Town; Afrikaans Kaapstad/? kɑ？ PST \u t/； Xhosa: iKapa) is the second largest city in South Africa, a part of Cape Town metropolitan area, and the capital of West Cape Province. Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa, so the South African Parliament and many government departments are also located in this city. Cape Town is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and docks. Famous landmarks include Table Mountain called "God's Table" and the Cape of Good Hope where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean. Because of its beautiful natural and geographical environment, Cape Town is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world and one of the tourist attractions in South Africa.

Cape Town was originally developed around the pier, because merchant ships from the Netherlands to East Africa, India and Asia had to go through it for supplies. Over time, it became the first long-term European settlement in sub-Saharan Africa. Later, Europeans also established their first military base-the Cape of Good Hope Castle. Cape Town was the largest city in southern Africa before the establishment of Johannesburg and the discovery of a large number of gold and diamonds in Transvaal.

Cape Town has Cape Town International Airport, which is the second busiest airport in South Africa and one of the main channels for world tourists to visit South Africa.

According to South Africa's 2007 national census, Cape Town has a population of 3.5 million. Its land area is 2499 square kilometers, which is larger than other cities in South Africa, and its population density is relatively small (1, 158/ square kilometer). The back of the city faces the sea, the western suburbs are adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, and the southern suburbs are inserted into the Indian Ocean, where the two oceans meet. The old colonial buildings in this city are located near the Grand Square. Cape Town Castle, built in 1666, is the oldest building in the city. At that time, most of its building materials came from the Netherlands, and later it was used as the governor's residence and government office.

The cathedral built in the same century is located in Adley Street, and its bell tower is still well preserved. Eight Dutch governors in Cape Town are buried in this church. Opposite Gonggong Park in Government Street are Parliament Building and Art Gallery. 1886 was completed, and 19 10 was added. To the west is the public library, built in 18 18, with a collection of 300,000 volumes, and the National Museum of History, built in 1964. Mount Tebul in the west of the city is 1082 meters above sea level, so it is named after the flat top ("Tebul" means table in English). The mountain peaks stretch flat and the weather is magnificent. Other veins are lion head, signal mountain and devil peak. The National Botanical Garden is located on the slope of Mount Tebul. Above it is the oldest museum built in 1825, and at the foot of the mountain is the University of Cape Town. Between the mountains and Tebul Bay is the oldest part of the city. Near the beach, there are entertainment and rest facilities, which are the main tourist destinations in South Africa, especially suitable for winter rest. There is an observatory in the southern suburbs. Cape Town is also an important financial, industrial and commercial center in South Africa with developed transportation. Routes from Europe along the west coast of Africa to the Far East and the Pacific Ocean all pass through here. Tebul Bay is a natural harbor, which can berth more than 40 deep-water ships at the same time. Since World War II, 360 acres of land have been built in the offshore extension of Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town in the middle of the bay, which is called Foshore District, and a new urban area has been established here.

Cape Town is the first city established by white Europeans in South Africa. South Africa's white mother city has changed hands several times for more than 300 years. It has been ruled and colonized by European countries such as the Netherlands, Britain, Germany and France. Although it is located in Africa, it is full of multicultural European colonial culture. Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and the most popular tourist city in South Africa, because it combines the cultural and natural landscape features of Europe and Africa.