Northern Cape

The Northern Cape (Afrikaans: Noord-Kaap; Tswana: Kapa Bokonecode: tn is deprecated ; Xhosa: uMntla-Kolonicode: xh is deprecated ) is the largest and most populated province of South Africa. It was created on 27 April 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley.

Noord-Kaap (in Afrikaans) Kapa Bokone (in Tswana) uMntla-Kapa (in Xhosa)
Province of South Africa
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Location of the Northern Cape in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Established	27 April 1994
Capital	Kimberley
Districts	List Namakwa Pixley ka Seme Siyanda Frances Baard John Taolo Gaetsewe
Government
• Type	Parliamentary system
• Premier	Zamani Saul (ANC)
• Legislature	Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Area
• Total	372,889 km2 (143,973 sq mi)
• Rank	1st in South Africa
Highest elevation	2,156 m (7,073 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,145,861
• Estimate  (2019)	1,263,875
• Rank	9th in South Africa
• Density	3.072928/km2 (7.958847/sq mi)
• Rank	9th in South Africa
Population groups
• African	50.4%
• Coloured	40.3%
• White	7.1%
• Indian or Asian	1.7%
Languages
• Afrikaans	53.8%
• Tswana	33.1%
• Xhosa	5.3%
• English	3.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
ISO 3166 code	ZA-NC
HDI (2017)	0.682 medium · 5th
Website	www.northern-cape.gov.za

Northern Cape Media

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  A waterfall situated a few kilometres north of Nieuwoudtville on the road to Loeriesfontein, in the Northern Cape (Namaqualand region).

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  Windmills in Namaqualand, Northern Cape

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  Northern Cape districts and local municipalities

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  Sign along R354 welcoming motorists into the Northern Cape from the Western Cape. The sign is in Afrikaans (top left), English (bottom left), Tswana (top right), and Xhosa (bottom right)

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  Springbok viewed from the old cemetery

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  Population density in the Northern Cape*Template:Legend-col*