<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 ( 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>
where is the western cape in south africa
where is the western cape in south africa
the south - western coast of the country
the south - western coast of the country