geo.wikisort.org - CoastThe West Coast is a region of the Western Cape province in South Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the Swartland region on the east.
This article is about the region. For the municipality, see West Coast District Municipality.
The region stretches for over 400 km from north to south and is well known for its scenic beauty and fertile fishing grounds. The main towns in this region are Saldanha, Paternoster, Vredenburg, Velddrif, St. Helena Bay, Langebaan, Hopefield, Darling and Yzerfontein. The region's main nature reserve is the West Coast National Park.
White fisherman's cottages of Paternoster
Fishermen on the West Coast shore.
Province of the Western Cape |
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- Capital and largest city: Cape Town
- Population: 5,822,734 (2011)
- Land area: 129,462 km2
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Topics |
- History
- Government
- Politics
- Independence Movement
- Economy
- Climate
- Ecology
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Government |
- Premier
- Provincial Parliament
- High Court
- Municipalities
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Regions |
- Cape Peninsula
- Cape Flats
- Boland
- Swartland
- West Coast
- Breede River Valley
- Overberg
- Garden Route
- Little Karoo
- Great Karoo
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Cities and major towns |
- Cape Town
- George
- Mossel Bay
- Oudtshoorn
- Paarl
- Stellenbosch
- Wellington
- Worcester
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