North West
Also known as
- North-West,
- Province Of North-West,
- Provinceofnorthwest
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng.
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.
The current premier of North West Province is Edna Molewa of the African National Congress.
The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng.
North West borders the following districts of Botswana:
Domestically, it borders the following provinces:
The North West province has 4 district municipalities and 21 local municipalities, listed below.
Setswana is the predominant language spoken in the province.
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