Northern Cape

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The Northern Cape is South Africa’s largest and most sparsely populated province, known for its arid landscapes, diamond mining history, and significant Afrikaans-speaking communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of South Africa
agriculturalProduct grapes
livestock
borderWith Atlantic Ocean
Botswana
Eastern Cape
Free State
Namibia
North West
Western Cape
capital Kimberley
contains Augrabies Falls National Park
Kalahari Desert
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Namaqualand
Orange River
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
surface form: Richtersveld
country South Africa
demographicsFeature low population density
economicActivity agriculture
mining
establishedAsProvince 1994
executiveHead Premier of the Northern Cape
governingBody Northern Cape Provincial Government
hasClimate arid
semi-arid
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
historicalActivity diamond mining
historicalSite Kimberley Mine
ISOCode ZA-NC
knownFor arid landscapes
diamond mining history
significant Afrikaans-speaking communities
sparse population
languageCommunity Afrikaans-speaking majority in many areas
largestCity Kimberley
legislature Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
officialLanguage Afrikaans
English
partOf South Africa
surface form: Republic of South Africa
previouslyPartOf Cape Province
riverBoundary Orange River
timeZone Central Africa Time
surface form: South African Standard Time
tourismAttraction Augrabies Falls National Park
surface form: Augrabies Falls

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
spring wildflower displays in Namaqualand
UTCOffset +2

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Afrikaners populationCenter Northern Cape
Cape Colony todayIncludes Northern Cape
South Africa province Northern Cape
Free State borderedBy Northern Cape
Western Cape borders Northern Cape
Western Cape borders Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Northern Cape Province
Western Cape contains Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Central Karoo
Eastern Cape borders Northern Cape
ǀXam region Northern Cape
Sesotho spokenIn Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Northern Cape province
Xhosa region Northern Cape
Battle of Magersfontein location Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Northern Cape, South Africa
N1 highway passesThrough Northern Cape
North West borderedBy Northern Cape
Orange River region Northern Cape
Xhosa people region Northern Cape
Cape Province followedBy Northern Cape
Gariep Dam regionServed Northern Cape
Sutherland locatedIn Northern Cape
Sutherland province Northern Cape
Kimberley locatedIn Northern Cape
Kimberley capitalOf Northern Cape
Kimberley locatedIn Northern Cape
subject surface form: Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
Kimberley Mine locatedIn Northern Cape
ZA-NC represents Northern Cape
ZA-NC subdivisionName Northern Cape
ZA-NC appliesToTerritory Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Northern Cape province
Augrabies Falls National Park province Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Northern Cape Province
Namaqualand partOf Northern Cape
Vaal River region Northern Cape
Sotho spokenIn Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Northern Cape province
Nama people populationCenter Northern Cape
North West Province borderProvince Northern Cape
ǀXam people traditionalTerritory Northern Cape
N10 national road locatedIn Northern Cape
N10 national road connectsProvince Northern Cape
Richtersveld National Park locatedIn Northern Cape
Griqualand West locatedIn Northern Cape
Griqualand West partOf Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Northern Cape Province (historical core)
Orange River region modernPoliticalDivision Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Northern Cape Province (South Africa)
Boer War battlefields region Northern Cape
Battle of Graspan presentDayLocation Northern Cape
this entity surface form: Northern Cape, South Africa