Back Noordwes Afrikaans المقاطعة الشمالية الغربية لجنوب إفريقيا Arabic Provincia del Noroeste AST Şimal-Qərb vilayəti (CAR) Azerbaijani Паўночна-Заходняя правінцыя (ПАР) Byelorussian Северозападна провинция Bulgarian Gwalarn (Suafrika) Breton Província del Nord-oest (Sud-àfrica) Catalan Province of North West CEB Severozápadní provincie Czech
North West
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:North_West_arms.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Kagiso le Tswelelopele (Peace and Prosperity) | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:North_West_in_South_Africa.svg) Location of North West in South Africa | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Established | 27 April 1994 |
| Capital | Mahikeng |
| Largest city | Rustenburg[1][2] |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary system |
| • Premier | Bushy Maape (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 [3]: 21 | |
| • Black | 93.7% |
| • White | 4.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.6% |
| • Indian or Asian | 0.07% |
| Languages [3]: 25 | |
| • Tswana | 70.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.0% |
| • Sesotho | 5.8% |
| • Xhosa | 5.5% |
| • Tsonga | 3.7% |
| • English | 3.5% |
| • Zulu | 2.5% |
| • Pedi | 2.4% |
| 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 of Gauteng and south of Botswana.
- ^ "Rustenburg, South Africa Metro Area Population 1950-2023".
- ^ "Rustenburg Local Municipality (NW373)". Municipalities of South Africa.
- ^ a b c Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. ISBN 9780621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.
- ^ https://www.thepresidency.gov.za/download/file/fid/2889.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Provincial gross domestic product:experimental estimates, 2013–2022" (PDF), www.statssa.gov.za