North West (South African province)

"North West Province" redirects here. For other similarly named provinces, see Northwestern Province (disambiguation).

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North West
Province
Coat of arms of North West
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Kagiso le Tswelelopele (Peace and Prosperity)
Map showing the location of the North West province in South Africa
Location of North West in South Africa
Country South Africa
Established27 April 1994
CapitalMahikeng
Largest cityRustenburg[1][2]
Districts
List
Government
 • TypeParliamentary system
 • PremierLazzy Mokgosi (ANC)
 • LegislatureNorth West Provincial Legislature
Area
[3]: 9 
 • Total104,882 km2 (40,495 sq mi)
 • Rank6th in South Africa
Highest elevation
1,805 m (5,922 ft)
Population
 (2022)[4]
 • Total3,803,679
 • Rank7th in South Africa
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
  • Rank7th in South Africa
Population groups (2022)
[4]
 • Black93.7%
 • White4.5%
 • Coloured1.6%
 • Indian or Asian0.1%
Languages (2022)
[4]
 • Tswana72.8%
 • Sesotho5.9%
 • Afrikaans5.2%
 • Xhosa4.8%
 • Tsonga3.1%
 • Pedi2.1%
 • Zulu1.6%
 • Shona1.6%
 • English1.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
ISO 3166 codeZA-NW
HDI (2019)0.672[5]
medium · 8th of 9
GDPUS$26.9 billion[6]
Websitewww.NWPG.gov.za
North West (South African province)
ZuluiNyakatho-Ntshonalanga
XhosaiMntla-Ntshona
AfrikaansNoordwes
SepediLeboa-Bodikela
SesothoLeboya Bophirimela
SetswanaBokone Bophirima
XitsongaNwalungu-Vupeladyambu
VendaDevhula-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.

  1. ^ "Rustenburg, South Africa Metro Area Population 1950-2023".
  2. ^ "Rustenburg Local Municipality (NW373)". Municipalities of South Africa.
  3. ^ Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. ISBN 9780621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Statistical Release - Census 2022" (PDF). statssa.gov.za. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Provincial gross domestic product:experimental estimates, 2013–2022" (PDF), www.statssa.gov.za