| Ganyesa | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa North West#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.5908°N 24.1594°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kagisano/Molopo |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.46 |
| Population Total: | 19290 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 98.4% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.7% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 92.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 1.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | S. Ndebele |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.2% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.0% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 8613 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 053 |
Ganyesa is a town of about 19,000 people in the North West province of South Africa. It is located 70km (40miles) north-west of Vryburg and about 170km (110miles) south-west of the provincial capital Mafikeng.
It is an administrative centre for the far north-western area of the province, hosting the head offices of the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality, a magistrate's court and various national and provincial government offices.
The census of 2011 recorded the population of the town as 19,290 people, of whom the vast majority were black (98%) and Tswana-speaking (93%).
Ganyesa is the main town of the Barolong boo Mariba, a faction of the Barolong that split from the Kuruman community in about 1765 under Kgosi Motsware, and lived as pastoralists and hunters. In the late 19th century, competition with Kora traders for the Kalahari trade led to friction between the communities. After the British established the British Bechuanaland colony in 1886, Ganyesa was designated as a native reserve, with an area that in the late 1950s was estimated at .[2]