Cape Colony

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf British colony
gptkbp:annexedBy gptkb:Walvis_Bay
gptkb:Basutoland
gptkb:Namaqualand
gptkb:British_Kaffraria
gptkb:Griqualand_West
gptkbp:area about 583,000 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Natal
gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkb:Transvaal
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Dutch_guilder
Pound sterling
gptkbp:endDate 1910
gptkbp:established 1795
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Cape_Colony_(1876–1910)
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Lord_Charles_Somerset
gptkb:Sir_George_Grey
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Barkly
gptkbp:hasMajorPort gptkb:Table_Bay
gptkb:Algoa_Bay
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cape Colony
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southern_Africa
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:East_London
gptkb:Port_Elizabeth
gptkb:Stellenbosch
gptkb:Kimberley
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Cape_Province
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Xhosa_Wars
gptkb:Boer_Wars
gptkb:Great_Trek
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Saul_Solomon
gptkb:Jan_van_Riebeeck
gptkb:John_Molteno
gptkb:Cecil_Rhodes
gptkbp:officialLanguage Dutch
English
gptkbp:parliamentEstablished 1854
gptkbp:populationCensus1904 2,409,804
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Dutch_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:responsibleGovernmentGranted 1872
gptkbp:restored 1806
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nescit_Occasum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4