The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (commonly referred to simply as the Cape Province) was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa.
It encompassed the old Cape Colony, and had Cape Town as its capital.
Read more about Cape Province: The Union of South Africa: From Cape Colony To Cape Province, Partitioning Under Apartheid, Post Apartheid History
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