North West (South African province)
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North West Nyakatho-Ntshonalanga Noord-Wes
Motto: Kagiso le Tswelelopele (English: Peace and Prosperity)
Capital	Mafikeng
Largest city	Rustenburg
Premier	Edna Molewa
- Party	African National Congress
Area	Ranked 6th in SA
- Total	116,320 square kilometres (44,910 sq mi)
Population	Ranked 6th in SA
- Total	3,394,200
- Density	33 inhabitants per square kilometre (85 /sq mi) Ranked 7th in SA
Languages
- Tswana	65.4%
- Afrikaans	7.5%
- Xhosa	5.9%
- Sotho	5.7%
Ethnic composition
- Black	91.5%
- White	6.7%
- Coloured	1.6%
- Asian	0.3%
Website	www.nwpg.gov.za

North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng.

History

Main article: History of North West (South African province)

North West was created after the end of Apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal province and Cape Province, as well as most of the former Bantustan of Bophuthatswana. It was recently the scene of political violence in Khutsong, Merafong City Local Municipality.

Law and government

Main article: Politics of North West (South African province)

The current premier of North West Province is Edna Molewa of the African National Congress.

Geography

The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng.

Borders

North West borders the following districts of Botswana:

• Kgatleng - far northeast
• South-East - northeast
• Southern - north
• Kgalagadi - northwest

Domestically, it borders the following provinces:

• Limpopo - northeast
• Gauteng - east
• Free State - southeast
• Northern Cape - southwest

Municipalities

The North West province has 4 district municipalities and 21 local municipalities, listed below.

Language

Map showing predominant home languages in the province.

Setswana is the predominant language spoken in the province.

See also

• List of cities and towns in the North West Province
• Provinces of South Africa

External links

• NW Provincial Government
• North West Tourism
• North West - Platinum Province
• News from North West Province from the Independent Online
• A history and description of the North West Province