The province known as North West lies in the centre of South Africa, with the Northern Cape to the southwest, the Free State to the south, Gauteng to the east and Limpopo to the northeast, while the country of Botswana is on its northern border. With a total area of 116 320 square kilometres, North West is slightly smaller than the US state of Pennsylvania. It capital city is Mafikeng, previously known as Mafeking.

The landscape is largely flat regions of scattered trees and grassland. The Magaliesberg mountain range in the northeast extends about 130 kilometres from Pretoria to Rustenburg, while the Vaal River forms the province's southern border.

A summer-rainfall region, temperatures range from up to 31° C in summer to as little as 3° in winter.

Economy
North West’s economy grew by 3.7% in 2007, down from 4.1% in 2006. Worth R130-billion, it contributed 6.5% to South Africa’s economy in 2007.

Like the Northern Cape, the largest industries in the North West economy are mining and quarrying (27.5% in 2007), finance, real estate and business services (13.8%) and general government services (11.4%). The electricity, gas and water industry had the lowest contribution, at 0.9%.

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