Lenyenye

Lenyenye
Lenyenye  Lenyenye shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 23°58′19″S 30°16′08″E / 23.972°S 30.269°E / -23.972; 30.269Coordinates: 23°58′19″S 30°16′08″E / 23.972°S 30.269°E / -23.972; 30.269
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Mopani
Municipality	Greater Tzaneen
Area[1]
• Total	8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	12,099
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	99.2%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Northern Sotho	87.8%
• Sotho	3.8%
• Tsonga	1.7%
• Zulu	1.4%
• Other	5.2%
Postal code (street)	0857
PO box	0857
Area code	015

Lenyenye is a town in Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Lenyenye is best known as the place where Mamphela Ramphele was banished to under the apartheid regime and lived during the period 1977 - 1984.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo District seat: Giyani Ba-Phalaborwa Gravelotte Leydsdorp Lulekani Murchison Namakgale Phalaborwa Greater Giyani Giyani Muyexe Skhiming Greater Letaba Ga-Kgapane Klipkraal Modjadjiskloof Rotterdam Greater Tzaneen Bordeaux Burgersdorp Dwarsfontein Haenertsburg Julesburg Lenyenye Letsitele Nkowankowa Politsi Sangoma Shiluvane Tzaneen Maruleng Balloon Bismark Calais Enable Finale Hoedspruit Lorraine Madeira Metz Ofcolaco The Willows Turkey Worcester