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Cape Town (ZA), Table Mountain -, South Africa
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9,611
Records
16
Datasets
41
Tables
16
Sources
173
SEL Fields
79
CCL Fields
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📋 Most recent national census: 2022. Included in HERA.
📊 Latest intercensal survey: 2016 — Community Survey (a sample survey between full censuses, not a complete enumeration)
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Datasets (16)
SEL — DGIWG Statistical Extent Location SEL+ — Platform extension (not in DGIWG core spec) CCL — DGIWG Cultural Context Location Extension — Preserved in extension tables (not in core SEL/CCL schema) Pending — Awaiting mapping
ZAF South Africa Health ZAF-HDX-South_Africa___Health Indicators
8,645 rows · 1 table(s) OCHA HDX Humanitarian Data Exchange 0 1 2 3
ZAF Global Data Lab ZAF-GDL Development Indices
340 rows · 1 table(s) Global Data Lab 0 1 2 3 9 SEL 2 ext
ZAF UNHCR Refugee Data Finder ZAF-UNHCR Migration
150 rows · 2 table(s) UNHCR Refugee Data Finder 0 1 2 3 12 CCL 36 ext
ZAF World Bank Open Data ZAF-WORLD_BANK Development Indicators
132 rows · 2 table(s) World Bank Open Data 0 1 2 3 19 SEL 4 ext
ZAF LandScan Global (ORNL) ZAF-LANDSCAN Modeled Population
91 rows · 3 table(s) LandScan Global (ORNL) 0 1 2 3 Locality 21 SEL 2 ext
ZAF GHS Urban Centre Database (EU JRC) ZAF-GHSL_UCDB Modeled Population
81 rows · 1 table(s) GHS Urban Centre Database (EU JRC) 0 1 2 3 Locality 3 SEL 7 ext
ZAF HDX COD — Population Statistics (OCHA/UNFPA) ZAF-COD_PS Census Derived Population
61 rows · 1 table(s) HDX COD — Population Statistics (OCHA/UNFPA) 0 1 2 3 5 SEL
ZAF Glottolog Language Catalog ZAF-GLOTTOLOG Language
43 rows · 1 table(s) Glottolog Language Catalog 0 1 2 3 1 SEL 12 CCL 3 ext
ZAF OpenFactBook ZAF-OPENFACTBOOK Country Profile
17 rows · 17 table(s) OpenFactBook 0 1 2 3 100 SEL 4 CCL 647 ext
ZAF Ethnic Power Relations Dataset ZAF-EPR Political Ethnicity
14 rows · 1 table(s) Ethnic Power Relations Dataset 0 1 2 3 1 SEL 5 CCL 2 ext
ZAF NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) ZAF-NGA_GNS Language
11 rows · 2 table(s) NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) 0 1 2 3 4 SEL 12 CCL 22 ext
ZAF D-PLACE ZAF-DPLACE Ethnographic Societies
10 rows · 1 table(s) D-PLACE 0 1 2 3 1 SEL 10 CCL 7 ext
ZAF Google Community Mobility (2020-2022) ZAF-GOOGLE-MOBILITY Mobility
9 rows · 1 table(s) Google 0 1 2 3 3 SEL 8 ext
ZAF Afrobarometer ZAF-AFROBAROMETER Attitudes Values
5 rows · 5 table(s) Afrobarometer 0 1 2 3 5 SEL 24 CCL 20 ext
ZAF Global Organized Crime Index ZAF-OCINDEX Crime Index
1 rows · 1 table(s) GI-TOC / ENACT 0 1 2 3
ZAF World Values Survey ZAF-WVS Attitudes Values
1 rows · 1 table(s) World Values Survey 0 1 2 3 1 SEL 25 ext
Toponymic Footprint 118,248 place names from NGA GNS

Which languages name the landscape here, and in which writing systems. A language's toponymic footprint and its speaker population are different measures and often diverge.

LanguagePlace names ShareScript
English (eng) 25 43.1%
Afrikaans (afr) 15 25.9%
Sotho, Northern (nso) 4 6.9%
Tswana (tsn) 3 5.2%
Zulu (zul) 2 3.4%
Xhosa (xho) 2 3.4%
Swati (ssw) 2 3.4%
Sotho, Southern (sot) 2 3.4%
+ 2 further languages (3 names, each under 0.05%)

100,165 distinct features · 10 languages · 0 scripts · 1 conventional English name
Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server (public domain) · rebuilt Wed, 05 Aug 2026. Names follow the US/BGN convention.

Data Sources (16)

The data providers this country's datasets are sourced from — each links out to the provider.

SourceTypeAccess
HDX COD — Population Statistics (OCHA/UNFPA) international_organization bulk_download
OCHA HDX Humanitarian Data Exchange (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) international_organization bulk_download
Global Data Lab academic api
World Values Survey academic metadata_catalog
GI-TOC / ENACT (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · ENACT) academic bulk_download
Afrobarometer academic api
Ethnic Power Relations Dataset academic bulk_download
D-PLACE (Database of Places, Language, Culture & Environment) academic bulk_download
NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) official_government bulk_download
Google commercial bulk_download
World Bank Open Data international_organization api
UNHCR Refugee Data Finder (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) international_organization api
Glottolog Language Catalog academic bulk_download
GHS Urban Centre Database (Global Human Settlement · EU Joint Research Centre) international_organization bulk_download
LandScan Global (ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory) research_institution earth_engine
OpenFactBook community_compilation bulk_download

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