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Thune Dam
The Thune Dam is a dam on the Thune River in Botswana that was under construction in 2012. It has a planned capacity of . Description The dam is located on the Thune river upstream from its confluence with the Motloutse. The dam is situated in relatively flat country, and will have an average depth of about . Given the hot, dry climate, evaporation loss is a serious concern. Various ways to reduce such loss have been considered but rejected. The dam will be an earthfill clay-core structure. It will be high, with a long wall and a capacity. Purpose The dam will supply drinking water to several villages in the Bobirwa area, and irrigation water to an agricultural project near Mathathane. Once complete, water will be delivered to the villages of Bobonong, Motlhabaneng, Mathathane, Tsetsebjwe, Mabolwe, Semolale, Gobojango, Lepokole and Molalatau Molalatau is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located in the eastern tip of Botswana, within 100 km dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It is connected to Zambia across the short Zambezi River border by the Kazungula Bridge. A country of slightly over 2.3 million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. About 11.6 percent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Modern-day humans first inhabited the country over 200,000 years ago. The Tswana ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District (Botswana)
Central is the largest of Botswana's districts in terms of area and population. It encompasses the traditional homeland of the Bamangwato people. Some of the most politically connected Batswana have come from the Central District, including former President Sir Seretse Khama, former President Festus Mogae, and former President Lt. General Seretse Ian Khama. The district borders the Botswanan districts of Chobe in the north, North-West in the northwest, Ghanzi in the west, Kweneng in southwest, Kgatleng in the south and North-East in the northeast, as well as Zimbabwe also in the northeast (Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South Provinces) and South Africa in the southeast (Limpopo Province). As of 2011, the total population of the district was 576,064 compared to 501,381 in 2001. The growth rate of population during the decade was 1.40. The population in the district was 28.45 per cent of the total population in the country. Main population centers in Central include Palapye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motloutse River
The Motloutse River is a river in Botswana, a tributary of the Limpopo River. The catchment area is . The Letsibogo Dam on the Motloutse has been built to serve the industrial town of Selebi-Phikwe and surrounding local areas, with potential for use in irrigation. Ecology A field survey of the region in January 1989, before the dam was built, recorded 120 species of birds, mostly small insectivores. A relatively large number of water birds were found due to the presence of permanent pools on the Motloutse river downstream from its confluence with the Letlhakane river. The species of bird were generally typical for the region. Before the dam was built, five or more pioneer fish species would migrate upstream from the Limpopo River into the Motloutse River during floods. The Letsibogo dam was expected to support a permanent fish population similar to that of the Shashe Dam. Water resource Mean annual precipitation is , while mean annual potential evapotranspiration is . Due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobirwa
Bobirwa Subdistrict is a jurisdiction in Botswana. It is populated by the Babirwa (Ba-Birwa) people who came from Transvaal in present-day South Africa. History Before Moshoeshoe and his Basotho nation of Lesotho, Basotho people were there. Moshoshoe didn't found the Basotho nation but he put together a nation made up of Sotho speaking people from different Sotho speaking clans within present day Free State and Lesotho in which the British imperialist in Southern Africa erroneously called Lesotho, the Basotho nation, cutting Basotho of Moshoeshoe off from the rest of other Basothos in Orange Free State and Transvaal in present-day South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia, outside Lesotho as if Moshoeshoe and his people were the only Basothos in Southern Africa. Basotho people were there before Moshoeshoe was born in Menkhoaneng (c. 1786 – 11 March 1870) to Mokhachane of Bamokoteli clan, a sub clan of Bakwena. What Moshoeshoe did was to reunite the remaining sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathathane
Mathathane is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located in the eastern tip of Botswana, close to the border with South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... The population was 1,845 in 2001 census. References Populated places in Central District (Botswana) Villages in Botswana {{botswana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobonong
Bobonong is a town in the Central District of Botswana 80 km from Selibe Phikwe town. Bobonong has a population of around 19,000. The Babirwa tribe can be found in this town. The Botswana Pink semi-precious stones can be found in Bobonong region. The Babirwa are known for harvesting the mophane worm. The locals refer to the town as Bobcity or formerly Lekgarapeng, which was derived from the stoney landscape of the town. Bobonong is the headquarters of the Bobirwa Sub District and is an hour's drive from the Tuli Block area where the Northern Tuli Game Reserve is located. Mashatu and Tuli Safari Lodge have accommodation for tourists. Bobonong has a Senior Secondary School (Matshekge Hill School) which is a catchment for Junior Secondary Schools in the Bobirwa Sub District. It has government offices including a Magistrates office, a primary hospital, police station, post office, library and a small town center. It also has a large shopping complex, which include big retai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motlhabaneng
Motlhabaneng is a village in Botswana on the north bank of the Motloutse River near the borders with South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is on the south-western boundary of the Northern Tuli Game Reserve. The village is in the Bobirwa region. When the Thune Dam is completed, it will bring water to the village. The village, along with the nearby villages of Lentswe le Moriti and Mathathane and the tour operator Tuli Wilderness Trails, helps operate Molema Bush Camp in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve. There are rock paintings on the outskirts of the village that depict humans, animals, hunting scenes and legendary creatures. These were almost certainly made by the San people The San peoples (also Saan), or Bushmen, are members of various Khoe, Tuu, or Kxʼa-speaking indigenous hunter-gatherer cultures that are the first cultures of Southern Africa, and whose territories span Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, ..., the original inhabitants of the area. References Citations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsetsebjwe
Tsetsebjwe is a village in the Bobirwa sub-district of the Central District of Botswana. It is in the Central Bobonong census district. As of 2001 it had a population of 4,396. The village is northwest of the privately owned Limpopo-Lipadi Game and Wilderness Reserve, near the South African border. The nearest town is Selebi Phikwe. Origins The village is named after the Tsetsebjwe hill, and lies at the foot of this hill. Economy A 1983 survey of the Tsetsebjwe area found that there was no permanent surface water, although there was permanent water in the sand beds of most rivers. There were some small earth dams, but they were all dry. The village was supplied by boreholes. The nature of the basement terrain meant that there was not much potential for further groundwater development. The village holds many huge Mowana trees. Many of the people are still engaged in cultivating the fields around the village and raising livestock. The village is less than from the Zanzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabolwe
Mabolwe is a village in the Central District of Botswana that is located in the eastern tip of the country's border with Zimbabwe. , the village has a single primary school, and 30 out of the 3,000 residents are employed. Mabolwe border post In 2008, the government of Botswana approved a border post in Mabolwe Mmamabaka, which links both Botswana and Zimbabwe. The border post was opened in 2016. History The primary inhabitants of Mabolwe are the Bobirwa people who were nomadic before permanently settling in their present settlements. Bobirwa is the area that lies between the Shashe River and a north–south line approximately 28 0 15 ' E. The area encompasses the villages of Bobonong, Gobojango, Mabolwe, Lentswe-Ie-Moriti, Mathathane, Molaladau, Mothabaneng, and Tsetsebjwe. The Bobirwa people originated in Nareng, which lies in the south of Bolobedi in Letswalo country around Phalaborwa. The Bobirwa peoples' presence in Nareng dates back to between 1510 and 1599. Bobi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobojango
Gobojango, locally known as Gobas (), is a village in the Central District, Botswana; more specifically in the Bobirwa Sub-District. Location It is near Semolale and Mabolwe Village. Semolale is 12 km and Mabolwe is 16 km east of the village. The Metsimaswaane River is west of the old village. Gobojango is kilometres from the historic place ''Gobadwe Hill'', the ostensible origin for all Babirwa. Babirwa were under the rule of Bakalanga Chief, Mambo at the Gobadwe Hill and he left them to establish his kingdom in ''Alesupi'' in modern-day Zimbabwe. The Mokgethi family has ruled the village since their arrival from Zimbabwe. The Mokgethi family descends from ''Mare'' who was the son of ''Nkgwana''. Mokgethi family Nkgwana and Mokgadi were sisters. One brother failed to marry and therefore died without a son, thus leaving no heir. The family decided that the eldest daughter, Nkgwana should marry a close relative to allow them to keep their chieftaincy. Instead, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepokole
Lepokole is a village in Central District of Botswana. The village is located close to the border with Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ..., and it has a primary school. The population was 505 in 2001 census. References Populated places in Central District (Botswana) Villages in Botswana {{botswana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
