The Union of South Africa: From Cape Colony To Cape Province
When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, the original Cape Colony was renamed the Cape Province.
The Cape Colony became by far the largest component of the new union, as it contained regions it had previously annexed, such as British Bechuanaland (not to be confused with the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana), Griqualand East (the area around Kokstad) and Griqualand West (area around Kimberley). This gave the Cape Province an area similar in size to the U.S. state of Texas.
At the time of the formation of the Union of South Africa, the entire region now called South Africa was only four provinces: Transvaal (South African Republic), Natal (Natalia Republic), Orange Free State and the Cape Province.
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