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North West
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province of South Africa
North West is a province in South Africa located in the northwestern part of the country. It is significant as an important economic region and administrative division within South Africa's provincial system.
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- Instance of
- province of South Africa
- Official name
- North-West
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- South Africa
- Capital
- Mahikeng
- Population
- 3804548
- Area
- 104882
- Elevation
- 1453
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Head of government
- Bushy Maape
- Shares border with
- Northern Cape
- Official website
- www.nwpg.gov.za
- Image
- OldAnglicanChurchRustenburg 1.JPG
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- replaces
- Bophuthatswana
- topic's main category
- Category:North West (South African province)
- Commons category
- North West (South Africa)
- inception
- 1994-04-27
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in North West (South Africa)
- category of associated people
- Category:People from North West (South African province)
- language used
- Northern Sotho
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Encyclopedic overview
North West (Afrikaans: Noord-Wes [nuərtˈvɛs]; Tswana: Bokone Bophirima) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre and province of Gauteng, to the south of the country of Botswana, and southwest of the northernmost province of Limpopo.
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