North West (South African province)

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North West Province

Area 116,320 km²
Population (2001) 3,669,349
Languages of South Africa>Languages Setswana (65.36%)
Afrikaans (7.51%)
isiXhosa (5.85%)
Sesotho (5.70%)
Xitsonga (4.71%)
Sepedi (4.18%)
isiZulu (2.52%)
isiNdebele (1.34%)
English (1.16%)
Races Black (91.5%)
Whites>White (6.7%)
Coloured (1.6%)
Indian/Asian (0.3%)
Capital Mafikeng
List of Premiers of South African provinces>Premier
(List) (African National Congress>ANC)

North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng. It 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.

**North West Province**

Area	116,320 km²
Population (2001)	3,669,349
Languages of South Africa>Languages	Setswana (65.36%) Afrikaans (7.51%) isiXhosa (5.85%) Sesotho (5.70%) Xitsonga (4.71%) Sepedi (4.18%) isiZulu (2.52%) isiNdebele (1.34%) English (1.16%)
Races	Black (91.5%) Whites>White (6.7%) Coloured (1.6%) Indian/Asian (0.3%)
Capital	Mafikeng
List of Premiers of South African provinces>Premier (List)	(African National Congress>ANC)

Map showing predominant home languages in the province.

Municipalities

The North West province has 4 district municipalities and 21 local municipalities, listed below.

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