The area governed by the City of Cape Town, shown within the Western Cape.

The City of Cape Town, or Cape Town Unicity, formerly the Cape Metropolitan Administration, is the metropolitan municipality which governs the the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of 2001, its population was 2,893,246. The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. ... In South Africa, a metropolitan municipality or Category A municipality is a municipality which executes all the functions of local government for a city or conurbation. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... The expression exurb (for extra-urban) was coined in the 1950s, by Auguste Comte Spectorsky in his book The Exurbanites, to describe the ring of prosperous rural communities beyond the suburbs that, due to availability via the new high-speed limited-access highways, were becoming dormitory communities for an urban...

Government

Cape Town is governed by a 200-member city council, who answer to a 28-member executive council. This in turn is presided over by a city manager and an executive mayor. The city is divided into 100 electoral wards; each ward directly elects one member of the council. The other 100 councillors are elected by a system of party-list proportional representation. The mayor is chosen by the city council. A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems used in multiple-winner elections (e. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...

The African National Congress (ANC) gained control of the city council when the New National Party joined it in coalition. The NNP however has disbanded, and the Democratic Alliance is now the official opposition in the city. An election is scheduled for 1 March 2006. The current mayor is Nomaindia Mfeketo, the city's first black female mayor, and the current city manager is Wallace Mgoqi. The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... The New National Party (NNP) was a South African conservative political party formed when the National Party pulled out of the Government of National Unity with the African National Congress and decided to change its name in the process. ... The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a liberal South African political party, and the official opposition to the ruling African National Congress. ... Nomaindia Mfeketo is the current Executive Mayor of Cape Town in South Africa. ...

Before the unification of Cape Town's local government into the so-called "Unicity", it was divided into six regional "Administrations"; many functions of the Unicity are still divided according to the old Administrations. They were:

• Cape Town (city centre, Atlantic seaboard, Southern Suburbs, Pinelands, Langa, Mitchell's Plain)
• South Peninsula (Hout Bay, Wynberg, Constantia, Fish Hoek, Kommetjie, Noordhoek, Simon's Town)
• Blaauwberg (Milnerton, Table View, Bloubergstrand)
• Tygerberg (Tygerberg, Durbanville, Bellville, Khayelitsha)
• Oostenberg (Kraaifontein, Brackenfell, Kuilsrivier, Blue Downs, Eerste River)
• Helderberg (Somerset West, Strand, Gordon's Bay)

Geography

The municipality has a total area of 2499 km².

Adjacent municipalities

• Swartland Municipality, West Coast District Municipality (north)
• Drakenstein Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality (northeast)
• Stellenbosch Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality (northeast)
• Theewaterskloof Municipality, Overberg District Municipality (southeast)
• Overstrand Municipality, Overberg District Municipality (southeast)
• Atlantic Ocean (south, west)

Swartland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... West Coast Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Drakenstein Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Breede River Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Stellenbosch Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Breede River Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Theewaterskloof Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Overberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Overstrand Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Overberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...

See also

• Cape Town
• Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)
• List of Cape Town suburbs

City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... In South Africa, a metropolitan municipality or Category A municipality is a municipality which executes all the functions of local government for a city or conurbation. ... This is a list of suburbs in the city of Cape Town, in South Africa. ...

References

• Municipal Demarcation Board, City of Cape Town. Accessed 12 February 2006

External links

• City of Cape Town official website

	Province of Western Cape Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Capital Cape Town Largest city Cape Town Area  - Total Ranked 4th 129,370 km² Premier (List) Ebrahim Rasool (ANC) Population   - 2001   - 1996   - Density (2001) Ranked 5th 4,524,335 3,956,875 35/km² (ranked 6th) Languages Afrikaans (55. ...
Capital:	Cape Town The following is a list of the capitals of the provinces of South Africa. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...
Regions:	Cape Peninsula | Cape Winelands | Garden Route | Little Karoo The Cape Peninsula, also known as the Peninsula of the Cape of Good Hope, is a 75 km peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Cape Winelands is a region of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... The Garden Route is a popular and scenic stretch of the southern coast of South Africa. ... The Karoo is a semi-desert region of South Africa. ...
Largest cities:	Cape Town | George | Knysna | Oudtshoorn | Paarl | Robertson | Stellenbosch | Swellendam | Worcester City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... George is the administrative capital of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. ... Knysna (pronounced NACE-nuh) is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Oudtshoorn is the largest town in the Little Karoo region of South Africa. ... Paarl is one of the three oldest European settlements in South Africa and forms part of the Western Cape Province. ... We dont have an article called Robertson, Western Cape Start this article Search for Robertson, Western Cape in. ... Stellenbosch is the second oldest European settlement in South Africa after Cape Town, and is located in the Western Cape Province. ... Swellendam Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Worcester, South Africa is a town situated about 120 km from Cape Town, in the Breede River Valley. ...
Municipalities:	District: City of Cape Town | Cape Winelands | Central Karoo | Eden | Overberg | West Coast | Breede River Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Central Karoo Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... The Garden Route is a popular and scenic stretch of the southern coast of South Africa. ... Overberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... West Coast Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Local: Beaufort West | Bergrivier | Bitou | Breede River/Winelands | Breede Valley | Cape Agulhas | Cederberg | Drakenstein | George | Hessequa | Kannaland | Knysna | Laingsburg | Matzikama | Mossel Bay | Oudtshoorn | Overstrand | Prince Albert | Saldanha Bay | South Cape | Stellenbosch | Swartland | Swellendam | Theewaterskloof | Witzenberg | Beaufort West Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Bergrivier Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Bitou Local Municipality (formely known as Plettenberg Bay Municipality) is a municipality part of Eden District Municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Breede River/Winelands Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Breede Valley Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Cape Agulhas Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Cederberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Drakenstein Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... George Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Hessequa Local Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Kannaland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Knysna Local Municipality is a municipality part of Eden District Municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Laingsburg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Matzikama Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Mossel Bay Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Oudtshoorn Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Overstrand Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Prince Albert Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Saldanha Bay Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... South Cape Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Stellenbosch Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Swartland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Swellendam Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Theewaterskloof Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Witzenberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...