Cape Province
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Cape Province was a former large administrative region of South Africa that existed from the early 20th century until its division into several smaller provinces in 1994.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape of Good Hope Province | 1 |
| Province of the Cape of Good Hope | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former province of South Africa ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cape Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape of Good Hope Province
|
| areaRankInSouthAfrica | largest province by area before 1994 ⓘ |
| capital | Cape Town ⓘ |
| contains |
Cape Town
ⓘ
Cape of Good Hope ⓘ East London ⓘ Garden Route ⓘ George ⓘ Grahamstown ⓘ Karoo ⓘ
surface form:
Karoo region
Kimberley ⓘ Knysna ⓘ Little Karoo ⓘ Namaqualand ⓘ Paarl ⓘ Port Elizabeth ⓘ Stellenbosch ⓘ Table Mountain ⓘ part of Kalahari Desert ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1994 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1994 ⓘ |
| establishedAsProvinceOf |
Dominion of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| executiveHead | Administrator of the Cape Province ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Eastern Cape
ⓘ
Northern Cape ⓘ Western Cape ⓘ parts of North West Province ⓘ |
| governmentType | provincial government within South Africa ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Lesotho ⓘ
surface form:
Basutoland
Bechuanaland Protectorate ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Natal Province ⓘ Orange Free State ⓘ
surface form:
Orange Free State Province
Namibia ⓘ
surface form:
South West Africa
|
| historicalRole |
center of early European settlement in South Africa
ⓘ
key region in apartheid-era administration ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| largestCity | Cape Town ⓘ |
| legislature | Cape Provincial Council ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of South Africa
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| officialName |
Cape Province
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of the Cape of Good Hope
|
| partOf |
South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of South Africa
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | ethnically diverse population ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cape Colony ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | post-apartheid reorganization of South African provinces in 1994 ⓘ |
| shortName | Cape Province self-link ⓘ |
| startTime | 1910 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cape of Good Hope Province
this entity surface form:
Province of the Cape of Good Hope