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The city of Cape Town is home to about 3.5 million people in South Africa. Its covered area is (948 sq mi) which is bigger than all the other cities of South Africa. The town is considered as a very populous city in South Africa; commonly it is ranked as second most populous city of South Africa.
Winter is generally from May to September, during this period it generally receives really cool breezes and sometimes heavy rainfall. These winter months are cool enough, the temperature in the winter season ranges from 7-17 degrees.
The summer is very humid and hot. It gets strong winds from the south east side and these winds are commonly known to the people of Cape Town as "Cape Doctor". They are given this name due to the fact that the people believe that these strong winds help the atmosphere of the city to be clean and healthy. During summertime the temperature levels can rise up to maximum level of 30 degrees.
Economically it is considered as the financial and economic hub of the South African Economy. The mining industry has developed itself as the most regarded industry. According to the statistics from 2002 around 5000 employers have been employed in this sector.
Cricket and Rugby are the most watched and played games in the Town. Also in some areas football is liked by youngsters. In rugby league Cape Town has the team "Western Province". Their home ground is named as Newlands Stadium. South Africa also has its own soccer league and has it owns two teams which compete very strongly in the league. These teams are known as "Ajax cape Town" and "Santos".
South Africa will be hosting FIFA World Cup 2010 so Cape Town will also be involved in the event and will host some of the games including the semi final.
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