Galeshewe

Galeshewe

Galeshewe is a township located in the Sol Plaatje Municipality, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It is named after Kgosi (Chief) Galeshewe.

The township has a population of ca. 103 228 people; half of the population of the Sol Plaatje Municipality lives in Galeshewe.


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