North West
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Motto(s): Kagiso le Tswelelopele (Peace and Prosperity) | |
![]() Location of North West in South Africa | |
Country | ![]() |
Established | 27 April 1994 |
Capital | Mahikeng |
Largest city | Rustenburg[1][2] |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Parliamentary system |
• Premier | Lazzy Mokgosi (ANC) |
• Legislature | North West Provincial Legislature |
Area [3]: 9 | |
• Total | 104,882 km2 (40,495 sq mi) |
• Rank | 6th in South Africa |
Highest elevation | 1,805 m (5,922 ft) |
Population (2022)[4] | |
• Total | 3,803,679 |
• Rank | 7th in South Africa |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th in South Africa |
Population groups (2022) | |
• Black | 93.7% |
• White | 4.5% |
• Coloured | 1.6% |
• Indian or Asian | 0.1% |
Languages (2022) | |
• Tswana | 72.8% |
• Sesotho | 5.9% |
• Afrikaans | 5.2% |
• Xhosa | 4.8% |
• Tsonga | 3.1% |
• Pedi | 2.1% |
• Zulu | 1.6% |
• Shona | 1.6% |
• English | 1.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
ISO 3166 code | ZA-NW |
HDI (2019) | 0.672[5] medium · 8th of 9 |
GDP | US$26.9 billion[6] |
Website | www.NWPG.gov.za |
Zulu | iNyakatho-Ntshonalanga |
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Xhosa | iMntla-Ntshona |
Afrikaans | Noordwes |
Sepedi | Leboa-Bodikela |
Sesotho | Leboya Bophirimela |
Setswana | Bokone Bophirima |
Venda | Devhula-Vhukovhela |
North West (Tswana: Bokone Bophirima; Afrikaans: Noord-Wes [ˈnuərt.vɛs]) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre and province of Gauteng and south of Botswana.
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