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The following lists events that happened during 1840 in South Africa.
Events
- The Cape Town Municipality is formed and has a population of 20,016, of which 10,560 are Whites
- 26 March - The town of Wellington is founded in the Cape Colony
- 16 October - Potchefstroom, Winburg and Natalia unifies as a single Boer republic
References
See Years in South Africa for list of References
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