Biesiesvlei

Biesiesvlei
Biesiesvlei
 Biesiesvlei shown within North West
Biesiesvlei
Biesiesvlei (South Africa)
Biesiesvlei
Biesiesvlei (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°22′59″S 25°54′00″E / 26.383°S 25.9°E / -26.383; 25.9Coordinates: 26°22′59″S 25°54′00″E / 26.383°S 25.9°E / -26.383; 25.9
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality Ditsobotla
Area[1]
 • Total 3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 116
 • Density 33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 29.3%
 • Coloured 0.9%
 • Indian/Asian 9.5%
 • White 54.3%
 • Other 6.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 59.5%
 • Tswana 19.8%
 • English 6.0%
 • Sotho 6.0%
 • Other 8.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2755
PO box 2755
Area code 018

Biesiesvlei is a settlement in Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

The village was in the news in June 2014, when eleven infants died there from drinking contaminated water; one article describes it as a 'tiny hamlet'.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Biesiesvlei". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "North West's water contamination: A dark story of lost and ruined lives". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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