Northern Cape
province of South Africa
The Northern Cape (Afrikaans: Noord-Kaap; Tswana: Kapa Bokone; Xhosa: uMntla-Koloni) 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.
Northern Cape
Noord-Kaap (in Afrikaans) Kapa Bokone (in Tswana) uMntla-Kapa (in Xhosa) | |
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Motto: Sa ǁa ǃaĩsi 'uĩsi (Strive for a better life) | |
![]() Location of the Northern Cape in South Africa | |
Country | South Africa |
Established | 27 April 1994 |
Capital | Kimberley |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Parliamentary system |
• Premier | Zamani Saul (ANC) |
• Legislature | Northern Cape Provincial Legislature |
Area [1]: 9 | |
• 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 | |
• Total | 1,145,861 |
• Estimate (2019) | 1,263,875 |
• Rank | 9th in South Africa |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
• Rank | 9th in South Africa |
Population groups [1]: 21 | |
• 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[3] medium · 5th |
Website | www.northern-cape.gov.za |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. ISBN 9780621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.
- ↑ Mid-year population estimates, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 31 July 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.