Galeshewe
Galeshewe is a township in Kimberley, South Africa. Within the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality in the Northern Cape Province, it is named after Kgosi Galeshewe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Big Hole and Kimberley railway station.
Big Hole
The Kimberley Mine or Tim Kuilmine is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa. It has been considered the deepest hole excavated by hand, contending the title with Jagersfontein Mine.
Kimberley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Andre Kritzinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kimberley railway station is the central railway station of the city of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Because Kimberley is the junction of the main Cape Town–Johannesburg main line with another line from Bloemfontein, it is served by several routes of the Shosholoza Meyl inter-city service. Kimberley railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Galeshewe.
Sol Plaatje Museum
Museum
Photo: TwinMosia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sol Plaatje Museum and Library is in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, in a house where Solomon T. Plaatje lived during his last years at 32 Angel Street, Malay Camp. Sol Plaatje Museum is situated 3 km southeast of Galeshewe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kimberley and Beaconsfield.
Kimberley
Kimberley is the capital of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Amongst other things, it is famous for its Big Hole, the world's largest hand-dug excavation that was created when thousands of people searched for diamonds at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.
Beaconsfield
Suburb
Beaconsfield is a suburb of Kimberley, South Africa, formerly known as Du Toit's Pan. Beaconsfield was a separate borough from Kimberley itself until its amalgamation with the latter as the City of Kimberley in 1912. Beaconsfield is situated 5 km southeast of Galeshewe.
Galeshewe
- Type: Suburb with 108,000 residents
- Description: Township in Kimberley, South Africa
- Categories: South African township and locality
- Location: Sol Plaatjie, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.72366° or 28° 43′ 25″ southLongitude
24.7474° or 24° 44′ 51″ eastPopulation
108,000Elevation
1,203 metres (3,947 feet)Open location code
5G367PGW+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 262720208OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11204576Wikidata ID
Q5518488
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Pedi—“Galeshewe” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gemdene and Squarehill Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galeshewe Day Hospital and Florianville Clinic.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Galeshewe”. Photo: Amrum, CC BY 3.0.