Lenyenye

Lenyenye
Lenyenye is located in Limpopo Lenyenye  Lenyenye shown within Limpopo
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Mopani
Municipality	Greater Tzaneen
Established	{{#property:P571}}
Area
• Total	8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	12,099
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	99.2%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)
• 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 township in the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality of the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is located about 20 km southeast of the town of Tzaneen; the neighbouring township of Nkowa-Nkowa lies directly north of Lenyenye. The township is best known as the place where Mamphela Ramphele was banished to under the apartheid regime and lived during the period from 1977-1984.