Northern Provinces

{{Short description|South African biogeographical area}}

{{For2|Northern Province|Northern Province (disambiguation)|the Indian state|Uttar Pradesh}}

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The Northern Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "TVL".{{sfnp|Brummitt|2001|p=38–39}} It includes the South African provinces of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo (Northern Province) and North West,{{sfnp|Brummitt|2001|p=38–39}} together making up an area slightly larger than the former Transvaal Province.

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valign=top | 27 Southern Africa TVL Northern Provinces TVL-GA Gauteng TVL-MP Mpumalanga TVL-NP Northern Province (Limpopo) TVL-NW North West Province