North West lies in the north of South Africa on the Botswana border, fringed by the Kalahari desert in the west, Gauteng province to the east, and the Free State to the south. It is known as the Platinum Province for the wealth of the metal it has underground. The province was created in 1994 by the merger of Bophuthatswana, and the western part of the province of Transvaal. 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.

The city lies near the Botswana border and forms a single urban area with its neighbouring town, Mmabatho. Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp are the biggest cities in the province and other main towns are Brits and Rustenburg.

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

Nature & Game Reserves to visit:

Pilanesberg National Park, the Madikwe Game Reserve and the Rustenburg Nature Reserve

The four (4) Regions of the North West Province:

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