North West

Summary

North West is a province of South Africa^[1]. It draws 578 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_south_africa category, ranking #9 of 12).^[2]

Key Facts

• North West is located in South Africa^[3].
• North West is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• North West's head of government is recorded as Bushy Maape^[5].
• North West's image is recorded as OldAnglicanChurchRustenburg 1.JPG^[6].
• North West's instance of is recorded as province of South Africa^[7].
• North West's capital is recorded as Mahikeng^[8].
• North West's flag image is recorded as Flag of the North West Province.png^[9].
• North West's shares border with is recorded as Limpopo^[10].
• North West's shares border with is recorded as Gauteng^[11].
• North West's shares border with is recorded as Free State^[12].
• North West's shares border with is recorded as Kgalagadi District^[13].
• North West's shares border with is recorded as Southern District^[14].
• North West's shares border with is recorded as South-East District^[15].
• North West's shares border with is recorded as Kgatleng District^[16].
• North West's shares border with is recorded as Northern Cape^[17].
• North West's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bojanala Platinum District Municipality^[18].
• North West's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality^[19].
• North West's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality^[20].
• North West's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality^[21].
• North West's legislative body is recorded as North West Provincial Legislature^[22].
• North West's executive body is recorded as North West Executive Council^[23].
• North West's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136338880^[24].
• North West's locator map image is recorded as North West in South Africa.svg^[25].
• North West's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no95037430^[26].
• North West's location is recorded as Transvaal region^[27].

Body

Geography

North West is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in South Africa^[3].

Physical Characteristics

North West's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+104882'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1453'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3509953'}^[30], {'amount': '+3748435'}^[31], {'amount': '+4108816'}^[32], {'amount': '+4122854'}^[33], {'amount': '+3669349'}^[34], and {'amount': '+3804548'}^[35].

Designation and Status

North West's instance of is recorded as province of South Africa^[7].

History and Context

+1994-04-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of North West^[36].

Why It Matters

North West draws 578 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_south_africa category, ranking #9 of 12).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]