Biesiesvlei

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

Biesiesvlei
Biesiesvlei
Biesiesvlei
Coordinates: 26.383°S 25.9°E / -26.383; 25.9
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictNgaka Modiri Molema
MunicipalityDitsobotla
Area
  Total3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total116
  Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African29.3%
  Coloured0.9%
  Indian/Asian9.5%
  White54.3%
  Other6.0%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans59.5%
  Tswana19.8%
  English6.0%
  Sotho6.0%
  Other8.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2755
PO box
2755
Area code018

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'; causing a grassroots effect with street protests and lawsuits. [2]

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