Ganyesa

Ganyesa
Ganyesa is located in North West (South African province)
Ganyesa
Ganyesa
Ganyesa is located in South Africa
Ganyesa
Ganyesa
Coordinates: 26°35′27″S 24°9′34″E / 26.59083°S 24.15944°E / -26.59083; 24.15944
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
MunicipalityKagisano/Molopo
Area
 • Total21.46 km2 (8.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • 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

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.

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%).[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Main Place Ganyesa". Census 2011.