<Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> ZA - WC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.westerncape.gov.za </Td> </Tr> <P> The Western Cape (Afrikaans: Wes - Kaap; Xhosa: iNtshona - Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south - western coast of the country . It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of 129,449 square kilometres (49,981 sq mi), and the third most populated, with an estimated 6.6 million inhabitants in 2018 . About two - thirds of these inhabitants live in the metropolitan area of Cape Town, which is also the provincial capital . The Western Cape was created in 1994 from part of the former Cape Province . </P> <P> The Western Cape Province is roughly L - shaped, extending north and east from the Cape of Good Hope, in the southwestern corner of South Africa . It stretches about 400 kilometres (250 mi) northwards along the Atlantic coast and about 500 kilometres (300 mi) eastwards along the South African south coast (Southern Indian Ocean). It is bordered on the north by the Northern Cape and on the east by the Eastern Cape . The total land area of the province is 129,462 square kilometres (49,986 sq mi), about 10.6% of the country's total . It is roughly the size of England or the State of Louisiana . Its capital city and largest city is Cape Town, and some other major cities include Stellenbosch, Worcester, Paarl, and George . The Garden Route and the Overberg are popular coastal tourism areas . </P>

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