North West (South African province)

North West Bokone Bophirima  (Tswana)
Province of South Africa
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Motto(s):  Kagiso le Tswelelopele (Peace and Prosperity)
Location of North West in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Established	27 April 1994
Capital	Mahikeng
Largest city	Klerksdorp[1]
Districts	List Bojanala Platinum Ngaka Modiri Molema Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Government
• Type	Parliamentary system
• Premier	Job Mokgoro (ANC)
• Legislature	North West Provincial Legislature
Area [2]: 9
• Total	104,882 km2 (40,495 sq mi)
• Rank	6th in South Africa
Highest elevation	1,805 m (5,922 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]: 18 [3]
• Total	3,509,953
• Estimate  (2019)	4,027,160
• Rank	7th in South Africa
• Density	33/km2 (87/sq mi)
• Rank	7th in South Africa
Population groups [2]: 21
• Black African	89.8%
• White	7.3%
• Coloured	1.8%
• Indian or Asian	0.6%
Languages [2]: 25
• Tswana	63.4%
• Afrikaans	9.0%
• Southern Sotho	5.8%
• Xhosa	5.5%
• Tsonga	3.7%
• English	3.5%
• Zulu	2.5%
• Northern Sotho	2.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
ISO 3166 code	ZA-NW
HDI (2017)	0.688[4] medium · 4th
Website	www.NWPG.gov.za

North West (Tswana: Bokone Bophirima; Southern Sotho: Leboya Bophirima; Northern Sotho: Leboa-Bodikela) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng, but its largest city is Klerksdorp.

1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2020-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. ISBN 9780621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.
3. ↑ Mid-year population estimates, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 31 July 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
4. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.