- Cape Town is located at the southwestern tip of the African continent, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean.
- The city is about 1,650 kilometers (1,025 miles) southeast of the capital, Pretoria.
- It is situated on a peninsula with the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Indian Ocean to the east, the Cape Flats to the south, and the Hottentots Holland Mountains to the east.
- Cape Town is in the Western Cape province of South Africa and serves as the provincial capital.
