What influence does north west province climate have on human activities?
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Mahikeng (previously Mafeking, then Mafikeng) is the capital of North West, known for a famous siege during the Anglo-Boer South African War. The siege was movingly recorded by South African intellectual, linguist, journalist and activist Sol T Plaatje in his Boer War Diary: an African at Mafeking.
Mahikeng lies close to Botswana and forms a single urban area with its cross-border town, Mmabatho. Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp are the biggest cities in the province. Other main towns are Brits and Rustenburg.
Most economic activity is concentrated in the southern region between Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp, as well as Rustenburg and the eastern region, where more than 80% of the province’s economic activity takes place.
North West has a number of major tourist attractions, including Sun City, the Pilanesberg National Park, the Madikwe Game Reserve and the Rustenburg Nature Reserve.
North West: quick factsCapital: Mahikeng
Major city: Potchefstroom
Languages: 63.4%
Setswana, 9%
Afrikaans Population: 3 509 953 (2011)
Share of South Africa’s population: 6.8%
Area: 106 512 square kilometers
Share of South Africa’s total land area: 8.7%