City of Cape Town

Indicator	Area
Description	The area of the City of Cape Town

Existing Trends

	Area km²
City of Cape Town	2,461
Previous Administrations
Blaauwberg Municipality	548
Cape Town City Council	284
City Of Tygerberg	674
Helderberg Municipality	332
Oostenberg Municipality	222
South Peninsula Municipality	403

Significance	The rationalisation of the seven previous administrations, the six municipalities and the Cape Metropolitan Council, into the City of Cape Town in 2000.
Implications	The centralised model of government at the local level was implemented to improve service delivery and integration.
Map	A map of the City of Cape Town including the previous administrations.
References	GIS data created by Corporate GIS.
Contact	Karen Small Head: Strategic Information Analysis and Research Strategic Development Information and GIS Karen.Small@captetown.gov.za
Complied by	Strategic Information, Strategic Development Information and GIS Department
Updated	2007/06/28