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The City Bowl is a region of Cape Town, South Africa. Bordered by Table Bay, and defined by the mountains of Signal Hill, Lion's Head, Table Mountain, and Devil's Peak, the area has a natural bowl-like shape. It is home to numerous suburbs, including Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.

The suburbs that comprise the City Bowl region are as follows:

• Bo-Kaap
• Cape Town CBD
• Devil's Peak Estate
• De Waterkant
• The Foreshore
• Gardens
• Higgovale
• Oranjezicht
• Salt River
• Tamboerskloof
• University Estate
• Vredehoek
• Walmer Estate (District Six)
• Woodstock
• Zonnebloem (District Six)

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  Map of the City Bowl
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  An aerial panoramic of Cape Town's City Bowl taken from above Signal Hill looking north
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  Cape Town CBD and Table Mountain at dawn
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  An aerial view of the city bowl from the harbour with Table Mountain in the background
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  City Bowl from Signal Hill at night
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  City Bowl from the M3 freeway

• Satellite imagery from Google Maps in which bowl shape of City Bowl is clearly visible