North West

  • Capital:Mahikeng
  • Languages:Afrikaans- 53.8%, Tswana-33.1%, Xhosa- 5.3%, English- 3.4%, Sotho- 1.3%
  • Premier:Job Mokgoro
  • Gov website
  • Area in km2:104,882 (2019)
  • Population, persons:1,263,875 (2019)
  • Population Density inhab/km2:12 (2019)
  • Life expectancy at birth, Male (Years):54 (2011)
  • Life expectancy at birth, Female (Years):55 (2011)
  • Employed (thousand):969 (2020)
  • Unemployed (thousand):483 (2020)
  • Infant mortality rate (IMR):44.0 (2006)
  • Total fertility rate (TFR):2.6 (2011)
  • Deaths, All causes:34,820 (2013)
  • GDP at market prices (Rand million):239,020 (2013)
  • % of government expenditure allocated to health:23.2 (2007)
  • % of government expenditure allocated to education:40.7 (2008)

Compare