Matopi is a village in the North East District of

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 Kalahar ...

near to the

Dikgatlhong Dam The Dikgatlhong Dam is a dam near the village of Robelela on the Shashe River in Botswana, completed in December 2011. When full it will hold . The next largest dam in Botswana, the Gaborone Dam, has capacity of . Purpose The dam is located on t ...

Location

The village is serviced by Tonota Agricultural District.

Economy

Towards the end of 2002 there was an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Matopi and Tseteng areas, apparently due to infected cattle straying from

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 Mozam ...

, leading to the killing of 4000 cattle. The government compensated farmers in cash and with animals and introduced a relief program. The village has a health post. It does not have telephone service. Before construction of the Dikgatlhong Dam began, in 2008 the government arranged for counselling services on AIDS to residents of the Mmadinare,

Robelela Robelela is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located south-east of Francistown, close to the border with Zimbabwe. The population was 471 in 2001 census. Robelela in the Bobirwa Sub-District, is the village closest to the Dikgatl ...

, Matopi,

Matsiloje Matsiloje is a village in the North East District of Botswana on the west bank of the Ramokgwebana River, which forms the border with Zimbabwe. A tarmac road connects the village to Francistown, to the east. The village has a junior secondary sc ...

Chokwe Chokwe may refer to: *Chokwe people, a Central African ethnic group ** Chokwe language, a Bantu language * Chokwe or Tshokwe, Botswana, a village * Chokwe, Malawi * Chókwè District, Mozambique **Chokwe, Mozambique Chokwé, and earlier known a ...

and

Patayamatebele Patayamatebele is a village in the North East District of Botswana near to the Dikgatlhong Dam. Location Patayamatebele is a small village of about 500 people, southeast of Francistown. The people belong to various groups such as the Bangwato, ...

villages. Preparations were made for additional demands for health and policing services.

References

Citations Sources' * * Villages in Botswana Populated places in Central District (Botswana) {{botswana-geo-stub