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Western Cape

City Government > Sister and Friendship Cities > Sister Cities of Busan > Western Cape

Overview

The Mayor: Helen Zille
Location: Table Mountain, The southernmost part of South Africa
Population: 4,110,000
Area: 129,370km²
Climate: Mostly semi-arid; subtropical along the eastern coast, with sunny days and cool nights
Department: Intergovernment Relations
- Address: Private Bag X9043 Cape Town 8000 Federation
- Phone: 27-21-483-4446 / Fax : 27-21-483-3421
- Website: http://capegateway.gov.za/

At a Glance

Western Cape is the southernmost of the Republic of South Africa's nine states and is a major legislative center.

Major industries include mineral production, automobile manufacturing, fabricated materials, machinery, textiles, chemicals and fertilizer. The most important industry, however, is shipping repair.

They have established the Western Cape Trade Investment or 'Wesgro' and are giving special attention to tourism and the metal industry.

Mr. Ahn Sang-young, Mayor of Busan, and Mr. GN Morkel, Mayor of Western Cape, signed the establishment of sisterhood relationship on July 5, 2000.