<P> Located on the shore of Table Bay , Cape Town , as the oldest urban area in South Africa , was developed by the Dutch East India Company ( VOC ) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa , India , and the Far East . Jan van Riebeeck 's arrival on 6 April 1652 established Dutch Cape Colony , the first permanent European settlement in South Africa . Cape Town outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope , becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony . Until the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the development of Johannesburg , Cape Town was the largest city in South Africa . </P>
<P> Located on the shore of Table Bay , Cape Town , as the oldest urban area in South Africa , was developed by the Dutch East India Company ( VOC ) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa , India , and the Far East . Jan van Riebeeck 's arrival on 6 April 1652 established Dutch Cape Colony , the first permanent European settlement in South Africa . Cape Town outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope , becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony . Until the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the development of Johannesburg , Cape Town was the largest city in South Africa . </P>
why is cape town located where it is
why is cape town located where it is
developed by the Dutch East India Company ( VOC ) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa , India , and the Far East
developed by the Dutch East India Company ( VOC ) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa , India , and the Far East