Biesiesvlei is a settlement in Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

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Biesiesvlei
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Coordinates: 26.383°S 25.9°E / -26.383; 25.9
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Ngaka Modiri Molema
Municipality	Ditsobotla
Area [1]
• Total	3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	116
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	29.3%
• Coloured	0.9%
• Indian/Asian	9.5%
• White	54.3%
• Other	6.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	59.5%
• Tswana	19.8%
• English	6.0%
• Sotho	6.0%
• Other	8.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2755
PO box	2755
Area code	018

The village was in the news in June 2014, when eleven infants died there from drinking contaminated water; one article describes it as a 'tiny hamlet'; causing a grassroots effect with street protests and lawsuits.[2]

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