the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 1 145 861 (2011 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)
Northern Cape in American English
province of W South Africa: 139,692 sq mi (361,801 sq km); pop. 737,000; cap. Kimberley