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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Big Hole and Kimberley railway station.

Big Hole

Photo: irene2005, CC BY 2.0.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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″ south

Longitude

24.7474° or 24° 44′ 51″ east

Population

108,000

Elevation

1,203 metres (3,947 feet)

Open location code

5G367PGW+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 262720208

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

11204576

Wikidata ID

Q5518488

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Pedi—“Galeshewe” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Galeshewe”
Dutch: “Galeshewe”
French: “Galeshewe”
German: “Galeshewe”
Pedi: “Galeshewe”

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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