Northern Cape

The Northern Cape ( Afrikaans Noord -Kaap, English Northern Cape, Setswana: Kapa Bokone, IsiXhosa Mntla - colonial ) is in the northwest of the Republic of South Africa and takes almost 30 % of the country's territory. It is bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by Botswana and Namibia. It was formed in 1994 when the Cape Province was divided.

While the Northern Cape in terms of area is the largest province in South Africa, it is also the most sparsely populated.

Districts

The province is divided into five administrative districts ( District Municipality ) and these in turn into municipalities (Local Municipalities ):

  • Frances Baard District with the communities Sol Plaatjie, Phokwane, Dikgatlong, Magareng
  • Kgalagadi District with the municipalities of Ga - Segonyana, Gamagara, Joe Morolong
  • Namakwa ( Namaqua ) district with the communities Kamiesberg, Karoo Hoogland, Nama Khoi, Richtersveld, Khai - Ma, Hantam
  • Pixley Ka Seme district with communities Emthanjeni, Kareeberg, Renosterberg, Siyancuma, Siyathemba, Thembelihle, Ubuntu, Umsobomvu
  • IF Mgcawu district with communities Kai! Garib, Kgatelopele, Khara Hais, ! Kheis, Mier, Tsantsabane

Cities and Towns

50,000 inhabitants and more

10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

Less than 10,000 inhabitants

National Parks and Nature Reserves

National Parks

  • Augrabies Falls National Park
  • Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ( Kalahari Gemsbok partly formerly National Park )
  • Mokala National Park
  • Namaqua National Park
  • Richtersveld National Park

Nature Reserves

  • Akkerendam Nature Reserve
  • Billy Duvenhage Nature Reserve
  • Carnarvon Nature Reserve
  • The Bos Nature Reserve
  • Doornkloof Nature Reserve
  • Goegap
  • Kamfersdam
  • Nieuwoudtville Wildflower Rerserve
  • Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve
  • Rolfontein Nature Reserve
  • Spitzkop Nature Reserve
  • Tierberg Nature Reserve
  • Victoria West Nature Reserve
  • Witsand Nature Reserve

Languages

  • Afrikaans
  • English
  • South Ndebele
  • IsiXhosa
  • IsiZulu
  • Northern Sotho
  • Sesotho
  • Setswana
  • SiSwati
  • Tshivenda
  • Tsonga
  • No dominant language
  • Afrikaans 57%
  • Setswana 33 %
  • IsiXhosa 5%
  • English 2 %
African National Congress Tswana language Xhosa language Frances Baard District Municipality Sol Plaatje Local Municipality Phokwane Local Municipality Dikgatlong Local Municipality Magareng Local Municipality Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality Gamagara Local Municipality Joe Morolong Local Municipality Namakwa District Municipality Kamiesberg Local Municipality Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality Nama Khoi Local Municipality Richtersveld Local Municipality Khâi-Ma Local Municipality Hantam Local Municipality Pixley ka Seme District Municipality Emthanjeni Local Municipality Kareeberg Local Municipality Renosterberg Local Municipality Siyancuma Local Municipality Siyathemba Local Municipality Thembelihle Local Municipality Kgatelopele Local Municipality ǁKhara Hais Local Municipality Mier Local Municipality Tsantsabane Local Municipality Jan Kempdorp Springbok, Northern Cape Carnarvon, Northern Cape Pofadder, Northern Cape Mokala-Nationalpark Namaqua-Nationalpark Zulu language Northern Sotho language Sotho language Swazi language Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga
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