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Northern Cape Province
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| Area | 361,830 kmē (29.7% of country's total) |
| Population (2001) | 822,726 (1.8% of the total) |
| GDP | 2% of the country's total |
| Languages | Afrikaans (70%), Tswana (20%), Xhosa (6.5%) |
| Races | Black African 35.7%, Coloured 51.6%, Indian/Asian 0.3%, White 12.4% |
| Capital | Kimberley |
| Other main centres | Upington, Springbok, De Aar , Colesburg |
| Other towns | Kathu, Olifantshoek , Kuruman, Douglas, Danielskuil |
| Premier | Dipuo Peters |
Northern Cape is a province of South Africa, created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley.
Municipalities
The Northern Cape Province is divided into thirty municipalities:
- Benede Oranje Municipality
- Bo Karoo Municipality
- Diamondfields Municipality
- Dikgatlong Municipality
- Emthanjeni Municipality
- Gamagara Municipality
- Ga-Segonyana Municipality
- Hantam Municipality
- Kai Garib Municipality
- Kalahari Municipality
- Kamiesberg Municipality
- Kareeberg Municipality
- Karoo Hoogland Municipality
- Kgatelopele Municipality
- Kheis Municipality
- Khara Hais Municipality
- KhGi-Ma Municipality
- Magareng Municipality
- Mier Municipality
- Nama Khoi Municipality
- Phokwane Municipality
- Renosterberg Municipality
- Richtersveld Municipality
- Siyancuma Municipality
- Siyathemba Municipality
- Sol Plaatje Municipality
- Thembelihle Municipality
- Tesantsabane Municipality
- Ubuntu Municipality
- Umsombomvu Municipality
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