Ganyesa

Ganyesa is a town of about 19,000 people in the North West province of South Africa. It is located 70 kilometres (40 mi) north-west of Vryburg and about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south-west of the provincial capital Mafikeng.

Ganyesa
Ganyesa
Ganyesa
Coordinates: 26°35′27″S 24°9′34″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
MunicipalityKagisano/Molopo
Area
  Total21.46 km2 (8.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total19,290
  Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.4%
  Coloured0.7%
  Indian/Asian0.4%
  White0.1%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana92.7%
  English1.9%
  S. Ndebele1.3%
  Zulu1.2%
  Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
8613
Area code053

It is an administrative centre for the far north-western area of the province, hosting the head offices of the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality, a magistrate's court and various national and provincial government offices.

The census of 2011 recorded the population of the town as 19,290 people, of whom the vast majority were black (98%) and Tswana-speaking (93%).

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