Editing Cape Town (section)

=== Religion ===
{{See also|Religion in South Africa}}
[[File:00000-St Georges Cathedral-Cape Town-s.jpg|thumb|[[St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town|St George's Anglican Cathedral]] is one of the largest and oldest religious sites in the city.]]
In the 2015 General Household Survey 82.3% of respondents self identified as [[Christians|Christian]], 8% as [[Muslims|Muslim]], 3.8% as following a [[Traditional African religions|traditional African religion]] and 3.1% as "nothing in particular."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Farrar |first=Thomas J. |last2=Falake |first2=Khanyisane A. |last3=Mebaley |first3=Adriel |last4=Moya |first4=Mandisi D. |last5=Rudolph |first5=Ivor I. |date=2019 |title=A Mall Intercept Survey on Religion and Worldview in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa |journal=Journal for the Study of Religion |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=1–30 |doi=10.17159/2413-3027/2019/v32n1a3 |doi-broken-date=2 December 2024 |issn=1011-7601 |s2cid=202175851 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

Most [[places of worship]] in the city are Christian churches and cathedrals: [[Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)]], [[Zion Christian Church]], [[Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa]], [[Assemblies of God]], [[Baptist Union of Southern Africa]] (Baptist World Alliance), [[Methodist Church of Southern Africa]] (World Methodist Council), [[Anglican Church of Southern Africa]] (Anglican Communion), [[Presbyterian Church of Africa]] (World Communion of Reformed Churches), [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town]] (Catholic Church),<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=South Africa |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Africa |access-date=7 July 2019 |edition=Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629053318/https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Africa |archive-date=29 June 2019}}</ref> the [[Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria|Orthodox Archbishopric of Good Hope]] ([[Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St George]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greek Orthodox Archbishopric website |url=http://www.goarch.co.za/our-churches/cape-town/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125070624/http://www.goarch.co.za/our-churches/cape-town/ |archive-date=25 January 2022 |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> and [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Africa South Area |url=https://africasouth.churchofjesuschrist.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519182810/https://africasouth.churchofjesuschrist.org/ |archive-date=19 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022 |publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}}</ref>

[[Islam]] is the city's second largest religion with a [[Islam in South Africa|long history in Cape Town]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=tinashe |date=13 January 2012 |title=History of Muslims in South Africa: 1652 – 1699 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/history-muslims-south-africa-1652-1699-ebrahim-mahomed-mahida |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110211316/http://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/history-muslims-south-africa-1652-1699-ebrahim-mahomed-mahida |archive-date=10 January 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019 |website=South African History Online}}</ref> resulting in a number of mosques and other Muslim religious sites spread across the city,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mosques – Cape Town Muslims |url=https://capetownmuslims.co.za/directory/directory-category/mosques/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121193724/http://capetownmuslims.co.za/directory/directory-category/mosques/ |archive-date=21 January 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019 |website=capetownmuslims.co.za}}</ref> such as the [[Auwal Mosque]], South Africa's first mosque.

Cape Town's significant [[History of the Jews in South Africa|Jewish population]] supports a number of synagogues most notably the historic [[Gardens Shul]], the oldest Jewish congregation in South Africa.<ref name="forward">[https://forward.com/news/175662/cape-towns-jewish-history-on-display/ Cape Town's Jewish History on Display] ''Forward''. 29 April 2013</ref> [[Marais Road Shul]] in the city's Jewish hub, [[Sea Point]], is the largest Jewish congregation in South Africa.<ref>[https://www.jta.org/archive/mandela-visits-cape-town-shul-and-reassures-jews-on-their-future Mandela Visits Cape Town Shul and Reassures Jews on Their Future] Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 10 May 1994</ref> [[Temple Israel (Cape Town)|Temple Israel]] (Cape Town Progressive Jewish Congregation) also has three temples in the city.<ref>[http://saupj.org.za/congregations/ Congregations] South African Union for Progressive Judaism. Accessed on 6 December 2019</ref> There is also a [[Chabad]] centre in Sea Point and a [[Chabad on Campus International Foundation|Chabad on Campus]] at the [[University of Cape Town]], catering to Jewish students.<ref>[https://cjc.org.za/2015/12/01/a-first-for-cape-town/ A first for Cape Town] ''Cape Jewish Chronicle''. 1 December 2015</ref>

Other religious sites in the city include [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] temples and centres.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Gajjar |first=Neerali |title="A Tale of Two Temples": An Exploration of Caste in Cape Town |date=2016 |degree=MA |publisher=University of the Witwatersrand}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dessì |first=Ugo |date=2 September 2022 |title=Trajectories of East Asian Buddhism in South Africa: a comparative perspective |journal=Journal of Contemporary Religion |volume=37 |issue=3 |pages=435–455 |doi=10.1080/13537903.2022.2124684 |doi-access=free}}</ref>