The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality is a Category A municipality situated in the southern peninsula of the Western Cape province of South Africa.
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
| Type of municipality: | Metropolitan (Category A) |
| Province: | Western Cape |
| Municipal code: | CPT |
| Seat: | Cape Town |
| Wards: | 116 |
| Total area: | 2,446 km² (944 square miles) |
| Population: | 4,772,846 (in 2022) |
| Controlling party: | Democratic Alliance |
| Mayor: | Geordin Hill-Lewis |
About
The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality stretches from Gordon’s Bay to Atlantis and includes the suburbs of Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha.
It covers an area of 2,446 km² (944 square miles) and has a coastline of 294 km.
The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality is bordered by municipalities, Swartland and West Coast to the north, Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, and Cape Winelands to the northeast, and Theewaterskloof, Overstrand, and Overberg to the southeast. The Atlantic Ocean also bounds it to the south and west.
The City of Cape Town is South Africa’s second-largest economic centre and second most populous city after Johannesburg.
It is the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape, as well as the legislative capital of South Africa, where the National Parliament and many government offices are located.
The City is famous for its harbour, as well as its natural setting in the Cape Floral Kingdom, including such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point.
The City of Cape Town is hailed as one of the most beautiful cities in the world and Africa’s most popular tourist destination.
Because it is the oldest city in South Africa, it is affectionately known as ‘The Mother City‘.
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Population
According to the South African National Census of 2022, the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality has a population of 4,772,846 residents, compared to 4,005,016 in 2016, and 3,740,031 in 2011.
The municipality has a population growth per annum of 2.37%.
According to the 2022 Census, 22.4% of the population is aged under 15, 70.9% is between 15 and 64, and 6.7% is over 65.
Racial makeup
According to the 2022 Census, 45.7% of the population in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality describe themselves as Black African, 35.1% as Coloured, 16.2% as White, and 1.6% as Indian/Asian.
Languages
According to the 2022 Census, the first language of 45.7% of the population is Xhosa, while 35.1% speak Afrikaans, 20.4% speak English, and 6.1% speak other languages.
Economy
The main economic sectors of the city are; finance and business services (36.1%), manufacturing (16.1%), trade and hospitality (15.6%), community services and general government (15.0%), transport, storage and communication (11.2%), construction (4.1), electricity (1.1%), agriculture (0.7%), and mining (0.1%).
Municipal council and management
The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality is governed by a 231-member city council.
The city is divided into 116 wards, each of which elects a councillor by first-past-the-post voting. The remaining 115 councillors are elected from party lists so that the total number of councillors for each party is proportional to the number of votes received by that party.
The table below shows the council makeup after the 2021 Municipal Elections.
| Controlling Party | Democratic Alliance |
| Composition of Council (No. of seats by political party) | – DA: 134 – ANC: 43 – EFF: 10 – GOOD: 9 – CCC: 7 – ACDP: 6 – PA: 5 – VF PLUS: 4 – ALJAMA: 3 – ARA: 2 – CAPEXIT: 2 – AIC: 1 – CMC: 1 – DI: 1 – UDM: 1 – UIM: 1 – PAC: 1 |
| Executive Mayor | Geordin Hill-Lewis |
| Deputy Mayor | Eddie Andrews (Spatial Planning and Environment Portfolio) |
| Speaker | Felicity Purchase |
| Chief Whip | Desiree Visagie |
| Other Council Members | – Zahid Badroodien (MMC: Water and Sanitation) – Siseko Mbandezi (MMC: Finance) – Rob Quintas (MMC: Urban Mobility) – JP Smith (MMC: Safety and Security) – Grant Twigg (MMC: Urban Waste Management) – Theresa Uys (MMC: Corporate Services) – Patricia van der Ross (MMC: Community Services and Health) – Beverley van Reenen (MMC: Energy) – James Vos (MMC: Economic Growth) |
| Municipal Manager | Lungelo Mbandazayo (City Manager) |
| Chief Financial Officer | Kevin Jacoby (Executive Director: Finance) |
| Senior Management | – Vincent Botto (Executive Director: Safety and Security) – Dalene Campbell (Urban Mobility) – Ruby Leoni Gelderbloem (Executive Director: Economic Growth) – Nolwandle Gqiba (Executive Director: Human Settlements) – Zukiswa Mandlana (Acting Executive Director: Community Services and Health) – Rob McGaffin (Executive Director: Spatial Planning and Environment) – Luzuko Mdunyelwa (Executive Director: Urban Waste Management) – Gareth Morgan (Executive Director: Future Planning and Resilience) – Kadri Nassiep (Executive Director: Energy) – Carl Pophaim (MMC: Human Settlements) – Ernest Sass (Executive Director: Corporate Services) – Michael Webster (Executive Director: Water and Sanitation) |
| Communications Officers | – Priya Reddy (Director: Communication) – Luthando Tyhalibongo (Manager: Media) |
Towns/Places
Below are some of the towns/places in the municipality.
- Athlone
- Atlantis
- Belhar
- Bellville
- Blackheath
- Blouberg
- Blue Downs
- Brackenfell
- Cape Point
- Cape Town
- Delft
- Durbanville
- Elsies Rivier
- Fish Hoek
- Goodwood
- Gordon’s Bay
- Grassy Park
- Guguletu
- Hout Bay
- Khayelitsha
- Kommetjie
- Kraaifontein
- Kuils River
- Langa
- Macassar
- Matroosfontein
- Melkbosstrand
- Milnerton
- Mitchells Plain
- Muizenberg
- Noordhoek
- Nyanga
- Parow
- Philadelphia
- Philippi
- Robben Island
- Scarborough
- Simon’s Town
- Sir Lowry’s Pass
- Somerset West
- Southern Suburbs
- Strand
- Table View
Contact details
Contact details of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality are listed in the table below.
| Postal address: | Private Bag X9181, Cape Town, 8000 |
| Physical address: | Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town, 8001 |
| Telephone: | 0860 103 089 |
| General email: | contact.us@capetown.gov.za |
| Accounts email: | accounts@capetown.gov.za |
| Fax: | 086 201 1017 |
| Website: | www.capetown.gov.za |
