Cape Province

The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (Afrikaans: Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province (Afrikaans: Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape (Afrikaans: Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa. It encompassed the old Cape Colony, as well as Walvis Bay, and had Cape Town as its capital. In 1994, the Cape Province was divided into the new Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, along with part of the North West.

This article is about the defunct province of South Africa. For the biogeographic area, see Cape Provinces. For the floristic province, see Cape floristic region. For the marine biogeographic region of Australia, see Cape Province (IMCRA region).
Province of the Cape of Good Hope
Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop (Afrikaans)
Province of South Africa
1910–1994
Coat of arms

The Cape Province as it was by 1994
CapitalCape Town
Population 
• 1991
6,125,335
 • TypeCape Provincial Council
History 
• Established
31 May 1910
• Disestablished
27 April 1994
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Cape Colony
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Northern Cape
North West province
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