Northern Cape

Northern Cape Noord-Kaap (in Afrikaans) Kapa Bokone (in Tswana) uMntla-Kapa (in Xhosa)
Province of South Africa
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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	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 [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  (2011)[1]: 18 [2]
• 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 [1][dead link]: 25
• 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

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.

1. ↑ ^{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.
2. ↑ Mid-year population estimates, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 31 July 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
3. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.