South Africa · Wine of Origin geographical unit
Western Cape
Wine region
Western Cape is a Wine of Origin geographical unit in South Africa.
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Key facts Type Wine of Origin geographical unit Area 12,946,955 ha registered outline Centre 32.6313° S, 22.2276° E Legal basis Wine of Origin Scheme (Liquor Products Act 60 of 1989); areas published in the Government Gazette and administered by SAWIS. Outline: Built from the administrative units that the legal definition names.
Where it is Nearest town 45 km south-west of Beaufort West Nearest city 108 km north of Oudtshoorn 73,694 people To the sea 155 km Rivers nearby Gamka (2.3 km) Same latitude Valle del Aconcagua (Chile), Hunter (Australia), Lavalle - Desierto de Lavalle (Argentina)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–2,166 m Mean elevation 591 m Measured over the whole outline on 124,657 elevation cells of about 1,030 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
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Sources geoBoundaries ZAF ADM1 (2020) (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO))
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