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Encyclopedia > City Bowl
The Cape Town city bowl as seen from Table Mountain.
The Cape Town city bowl as seen from Table Mountain.

The City Bowl is a part of Cape Town in South Africa. It is literally a bowl-shaped area between the mountains and sea, bordered by Table Bay and the mountains of Signal Hill, Lion's Head, Table Mountain and Devil's Peak. Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2136 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2136 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Table Mountain (disambiguation). ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked 100th 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Calling code 021 edit Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad /ˈkɑːpstÉ‘t... Cape Town, False Bay (top) and Table Bay (right) from space, February 1995. ... Signal Hill is a famous hill located in Cape Town, next to Lions Head and Table Mountain. ... Lions Head from Cape Town Lions Head, (Afrikaans: Leeukop) is a famous conical peak located in Cape Town, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. ... For other uses, see Table Mountain (disambiguation). ... Devils Peak and Table Mountain from roughly the north. ...


The area includes the central business district of Cape Town, the harbour, the Company Gardens, and the residential suburbs of De Waterkant, Devil's Peak, District Six, Zonnebloem, Gardens, Higgovale, Oranjezicht, Schotsche Kloof, Tamboerskloof, University Estate, Vredehoek, and Woodstock. Devils Peak and Table Mountain from roughly the north. ... District Six is the name of a former neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa, best known for the forced removal of its inhabitants during the 1970s. ... Oranjezicht is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, situated on the slopes of Table Mountain. ... Vredehoek (Afrikaans: Freedom Corner) is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. ...


External links

  • Satellite imagery from Google Maps in which bowl shape of City Bowl is clearly visible


 

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