Ga-Ngwetšana | |
Other Name: | Ceres |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Limpopo#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -23.685°N 29.146°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Capricorn |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Polokwane |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.77 |
Elevation M: | 1089 |
Population Total: | 2003 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 99.8% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info1: | 95.5% |
Demographics2 Title2: | S. Ndebele |
Demographics2 Info2: | 1.2% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.0% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.2% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 0748 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +27 (0)15 |
Ga-Ngwetšana, also known as Ceres, is a large village in Moletši in the Polokwane Local Municipality of the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of the Republic of South Africa.[2] It is located about 45 km northwest of the City of Polokwane on the R567 road.
Northern Sotho (locally referred to as Sepedi) is the dominant language of the village, with IsiNdebele and English being the most significant minority languages. Sub-Saharan Africans are the main ethnicity of the settlement. Religions of the village include Christianity, African Traditional Religion, Islam and a few East Asian belief systems.
The residential area of village is situated south of the R567 road which connects Sešego in the east to Tibane and the N11 road in the west. The village is also linked to WF Knobel Hospital which lies a mere 3 km north by Knobel Road. The municipal headquarters of the Aganang Local Municipality (now dissolved) were located in the settlement. The local CBD has a wide range of businesses and services.