| Lenyenye | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Limpopo#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -23.972°N 30.269°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mopani |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Greater Tzaneen |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Justice Ramodipa |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.81 |
| Population Total: | 12099 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Northern Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 95.6% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Tsonga |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.7% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tshivenda |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 0,70% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 0857 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 0857 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| 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. Lenyenye named after small river run on west of the township, the original name of Lenyenye township is Ramalema. It is located about 20 km southeast of the town of Tzaneen. The neighbouring township of Nkowankowa lies directly north of Lenyenye. It is the home of Bakgaga. The prominent dialectal language that is spoken there is Sekgaga sa ga Maake.
The township is best known as the place where the academic/politician Mamphela Ramphele was banished to under the apartheid regime and lived during the period from 1977 to 1984.