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The districts 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 Kalaha ...
are subdivided into sub-districts. The sub-districts are listed below, by district:
Central District
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* 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. ...
, headquarters at 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 Bobono ...
* Boteti
The Boteti River (also Botletle RiverHelgren, David M. (1984) "Historical Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology in the Southwestern Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana" ''Annals of the Association of American Geographers'' 74(2): pp. 298–307, page 298 , headquarters at Letlhakane
* Lerala
Lerala is a village in Central District of Botswana. The village is located at the south-eastern end of the Tswapong Hills, from the Limpopo River and the border with South Africa and approximately east of Palapye. The population of Lerala wa ...
* Mahalapye
Mahalapye is a town located in the Central District of Botswana.
The town has about 41,000 inhabitants and is situated along the main road between the capital Gaborone and the second largest city Francistown.
Mahalapye has a bus station, a rail ...
* Mmadinare
Mmadinare is a village that is located in the Central District of Botswana, 15 kilometers from Selibe Phikwe. The village is slowly growing into a town, with a population estimate of about 13 000 (estimates from the 2004 census) people of differe ...
* Mmaphashalala
* Mogorosi
* Nata
Nata could refer to:
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* Nata, Botswana, a village in Central District of Botswana
* Nata, Cyprus, a small village near Paphos, Cyprus
* Natá, Coclé, a town and corregimiento in Natá District, Coclé Province, Panama
* Natá Di ...
* Paje
* Rakops
Rakops, also known as Tsienyane, is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located south-west of Makgadikgadi Pan
The Makgadikgadi Pan ( Tswana pronunciation ), a salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-easte ...
* Sebina
Sebina is a village located in the Central District of Botswana. It had 3,276 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
See also
* List of cities in Botswana
The following is a list of cities and towns in Botswana with population of over 3,000 ci ...
* Sefhare
Sefhare is a 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 ...
* Serowe/Palapye
* Shoshong
Shoshong is a town in Botswana, formerly the chief settlement of the eastern Bamangwato.
Physical location
Shoshong is located just north of the Tropic of Capricorn at , in the Central District of Botswana, about west of Mahalapye. The town is ...
* Taupye
* Tonota, split from Tutume
* Tutume
* Lecheng
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* Kasane
Ghanzi District
* Charles Hill, Botswana, Charleshill
* Ghanzi headquarters at New Xhade
Kgalagadi District
* Hukuntsi
* Kang, Botswana, Kang
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Tshabong
*Khawa
*Werda
*Makopong
*Omaweneno
*Tsabong
*Kolonkwane
*Middlepits
*Khuis
*Gachibana
*Bokspits
*Struizendam
*Phepheng/Draaihoek
*Maubelo
*Kokotsha
*Maralaleng
*Maleshe
Kgatleng District
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* Mmathubudukwane
*Mochudi
Mochudi is one of the larger villages in Botswana with a population of 44,815 people in 2011. It is situated in the Bakgatla tribal region, in Kgatleng District, about northeast of Gaborone. The village lies several kilometres from the main G ...
*Bokaa
*Oodi
*Modipane
*Mabalane
*Sikwane
*Malolwane
*Ramonaka
*Oliphants Drift/ Dikgonnye
*Artesia
*Malotwana
*Leshibitse
*Ramathabaki
*Kgomodiatshaba
Kweneng District
Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to Christianity by famed missionary David Livingstone. Various landmarks, including Livingstone's Cav ...
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Letlhakeng
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Molepolole
Molepolole is a large village in Kweneng District, Botswana.
The people who reside in Molepolole are called Bakwena, who are one of the eight major tribes in Botswana. The Bakwena Kgosi (Chief), Sebele I was among the three chiefs who went to ...
North-East District
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Francistown
Francistown is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 103,417 and 147,122 inhabitants for its agglomeration at the 2022 census. and often described as the "''Capital of the North''" or as the natives would have it “''T ...
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Masunga
North-West District/ Ngamiland District
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Ngamiland East (aka Ngamiland South), headquartered at
Maun
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Ngamiland West (aka Ngamiland North)
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Okavango (aka Ngamiland Delta, Okavango Delta), headquartered at
Gumare
Gumare or Gomare is a rural village located in the North-West District of Botswana, near the Okavango Delta. The population of Gumare was 6,067 in 2001 census, but had risen to 8,532 iby the 2011 census.
Gumare is served by Gumare Airport.
Fou ...
South-East District
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Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
Gaboron ...
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Mogobane
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Otse
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Ramotswa
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Tlokweng
Tlokweng is a peri-urban settlement classified as an urban village located east of the capital of Botswana, Gaborone and falling under the jurisdiction of South East District Council. It can be considered part of the conurbation of Gaborone. ...
Southern District
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Goodhope
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Jwaneng
Jwaneng is a town located in the Southern District of Botswana, but it is not part of this, being a separate district, with its own Town Council.
History
The town was formed around the Jwaneng diamond mine, considered the richest in the world ...
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Kanye
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Mabutsane
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Moshupa
Moshupa is a large village in the Southern District of Botswana with a population of 20,016 per the 2011 census. The people of Moshupa are called the Bakgatla-ba-ga Mmanaana, a group also found in Thamaga. Along with the related Bakgatla-ba- ...
See also
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Districts of Botswana
Botswana is divided into 10 administrative district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning reg ...
Notes and references
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Subdivisions of Botswana
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Subdistricts, Botswana
Botswana geography-related lists