Western+Cape

The Western Cape is a providence in the southern part of South Africa, it is known for the big city, Cape Town and tourist attractions like The Cape of Good Hope and Table Mountain. It is also known for its extreme land plant biodiversity, including many shrubs, colorful flowers, wild grass. An estimated six million people lived in the Western Cape last year. The first non-racial election in 1994 decided that the then Province of the Cape of Good Hope, would be abolished and split into several different provinces, including the Western Cape.

The first Europeans to discover the area that became Cape Town were Portuguese explorers in 1488. The Dutch East India Company sent employees and their families to establish a settlement for merchant ships that provided food and water in 1652. After hearing about the great success of the settlement, people from Asia and Europe immigrated to the little village and it started to flourish. In 1948, Apartheid started and ended about 50 years after that, in Cape Town and in most of the Western Cape many native Africans were pushed out of their homes and restricted in a certain area. These Africans eventually fought back for their rights. They failed many times but eventually received freedom. Today, there are many museums and galleries about what happened in South African History. Specifically the famous town in the Western Cape, Cape Town.