Northern Cape

province of South Africa
AdministrativeArea province_of_south_africa Q132418
Northern Cape
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Northern Cape

Summary

Northern Cape is a province of South Africa[1]. It draws 566 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_south_africa category, ranking #8 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern Cape is located in South Africa[3].
  • Northern Cape is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Northern Cape's head of government is recorded as Zamani Saul[5].
  • Northern Cape's image is recorded as Noupoort.JPG[6].
  • Northern Cape's image is recorded as Envisat captures the Orange River ESA230174.jpg[7].
  • Northern Cape's instance of is recorded as province of South Africa[8].
  • Northern Cape's capital is recorded as Kimberley[9].
  • Northern Cape's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Northern Cape Province.png[10].
  • Northern Cape's shares border with is recorded as Free State[11].
  • Northern Cape's shares border with is recorded as Eastern Cape[12].
  • Northern Cape's shares border with is recorded as Western Cape[13].
  • Northern Cape's shares border with is recorded as Karas Region[14].
  • Northern Cape's shares border with is recorded as Hardap Region[15].
  • Northern Cape's shares border with is recorded as Kgalagadi District[16].
  • Northern Cape's shares border with is recorded as North West[17].
  • Northern Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Namakwa District Municipality[18].
  • Northern Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pixley ka Seme District Municipality[19].
  • Northern Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as ZF Mgcawu District Municipality[20].
  • Northern Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Frances Baard District Municipality[21].
  • Northern Cape's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality[22].
  • Northern Cape's legislative body is recorded as Northern Cape Provincial Legislature[23].
  • Northern Cape's executive body is recorded as Northern Cape Executive Council[24].
  • Northern Cape's locator map image is recorded as Northern Cape in South Africa.svg[25].
  • Northern Cape's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no95037405[26].
  • Northern Cape's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as ZA-NC[27].

Body

Geography

Northern Cape is in the country of South Africa[4]. It is located in South Africa[3].

Physical Characteristics

Northern Cape's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+372889.0'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1084'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1145861'}[30], {'amount': '+1193780'}[31], {'amount': '+1292786'}[32], {'amount': '+1303047'}[33], and {'amount': '+1355946'}[34].

Designation and Status

Northern Cape's instance of is recorded as province of South Africa[8].

History and Context

+1994-04-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Northern Cape[35].

Why It Matters

Northern Cape draws 566 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_south_africa category, ranking #8 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Census 2011 Statistical release. wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Community Survey 2016, Statistical release. wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Mid-year population estimates, 2020. wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . Mid-year population estimates, 2021. wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . Census 2022 Statistical Release. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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