Northern Cape

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The Northern Cape is the most north-west proinvce of South Africa.

Contents 1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Talk 6 Get in 6.1 By car 6.2 By plane 7 Get around 8 See 9 Do 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 Stay safe 13 Get out 14 External links

Regions

• Namaqualand

Cities

• Springbok
• Upington
• Kimberley
• Colesberg

Other destinations

• Kgalagadi Transfontier Park
• Augrabie Falls

Understand

The Northern Cape Province was once united with the Western Cape and Eastern Cape. With the downfall of the Apartheid regime they were split up. The Northern Province is a very dry less populated region. Only little industry and tourism and some agriculture help the people here to substain some form of life. But of course there are also some wealthy and good situated people here.

Talk

Get in

By car

• The N7 highway from Cape Town and the Western Cape goes through Springbok and up north to Namibia.
• The N14 goes from Springbok to Upington and Johannesburg and Pretoria in the Gauteng.
• The N1 and N12 also run from Cape Town to the Gauteng. Both are situated at the eastern edge of the Northern Cape. The N12 runs through Kimberley, while the N1 links Bloemfontein with the Northern Cape and the rest of the country.

By plane

Both Upington Airport and Kimberley Airport have flights to some of the major cities in South Africa, operated by South African Airways.

Get around

See

• The diamond mining town in Kimberley with the Big Hole.
• The Augrabie Falls near Upington
• The Kgalagadi Transfontier Park at the border to Botswana

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

External links

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