Location of the Cape Province, South Africa 1910-1994. Does not show homelands.

The Cape of Good Hope Province (commonly referred to simply as the Cape Province) was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa. } The Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day state of the Republic of South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa It encompassed the old Cape Colony, and had Cape Town as its capital. The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652 with the founding of Cape Town. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the

It was created in 1910 when the Union of South Africa was formed, and included the original Cape Colony and other regions such as British Bechuanaland (not to be confused with the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana), Griqualand East (the area around Kokstad) and Griqualand West (area around Kimberley). The Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP was a protectorate established on March 31, 1885, by the United Kingdom in Southern Africa. The Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP was a protectorate established on March 31, 1885, by the United Kingdom in Southern Africa. The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. Griqualand East (also called East Griqualand) is a territory (20000 sq Kokstad may refer to Kokstad Norway Kokstad KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Griqualand West is an area of central South Africa with an area of 40000 km² that now forms part of the Northern Cape Province, which was inhabited by the Kimberley is a town in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. This gave the Cape Province an area similar in size to the U. S. state of Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. ^[1]

At the time of the formation of the Union of South Africa the entire region now called South Africa was only four provinces: Transvaal (South African Republic), Natal (Natalia Republic), Orange Free State and the Cape Province. } The Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day state of the Republic of South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa For the Russian theme park see Transvaal Park. The Transvaal (Afrikaans lit This article is about the former country in Africa For the present-day country see South Africa; for the region where both are located see Southern Africa Natal was a Province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994 with capital in Pietermaritzburg. The Natalia Republic was a short-lived Boer republic established in 1839 by local Afrikaans -speaking Voortrekkers shortly after the famous Battle The Republic of the Orange Free State (Oranje-Vrystaat Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat) was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa

During the Apartheid era the country was chopped up into a number of additional pieces which were known as the four TBVC States and the six Non-Independent Homelands. South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands also known as Bantustans, were reintegrated South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands also known as Bantustans, were reintegrated

After the first fully democratic elections in 1994 all the pieces were put together again and divided into what are now the current nine provinces of South Africa. South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands also known as Bantustans, were reintegrated Walvis Bay was handed to Namibia. Walvis Bay ( Dutch / Afrikaans Walvisbaai, German Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast

Griqualand East was transferred to Natal Province after the Transkei was declared independent, since it was cut off from the rest of the province. Natal was a Province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994 with capital in Pietermaritzburg. The Transkei —which means "the area beyond the Kei River"—is a region situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Transkei (1976) and Ciskei (1981) regions were declared independent of South Africa, after they were formerly part of the Cape Province. Ciskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. It consisted of two separate blocks of land covering 2970 square miles (7700 km³ almost entirely (They were re-incorporated into South Africa in 1994, both part of the new Eastern Cape province)

It was the only province where coloureds (mixed-race people) could vote, although this right was removed by the apartheid government in the 1960s or 1970s. The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho. In the South African Namibian Zambian Botswanan and Zimbabwean context the term Coloured (also known as Bruinmense The government had to incorporate many extra senators in parliament to force through this change.

Since 1994, it has been broken up into three smaller administrative units: the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape. The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho. The Northern Cape is a large sparsely populated province of South Africa, created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up Parts of the Cape Province were also absorbed into the North West Province. North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng.

See also

• Provinces of South Africa

External links

• A history of the Cape Province
• Archives kept at Cape Town