Tshokwe (or Chokwe) is a village in Central 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 ...

. The village is located south-east of

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 ...

, near 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 Mozam ...

, and it has a primary school. The population was 897 according to the 2001 census. Tshokwe is north of the village of Tobane, to which it is connected by a footpath. The village is extremely poor, and was afflicted by an outbreak of

foot-and-mouth disease Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids. The virus causes a high fever lasting two to six days, followe ...

, which caused the cattle to be destroyed. Although the government has provided power lines and water pipes for connection to homesteads, most of the people cannot afford the connections. The government has been attempting to assist through affirmative action, where residents of remote communities are given preference in government hiring programs. The village is southeast of 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 ...

, which was constructed between 2008. Before work started on the dam, the government arranged for counselling services on

AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...

both to construction workers and to residents of Chokwe as well as 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 Matopi is a village in the North-East District (Botswana), North East District of Botswana near to the Dikgatlhong Dam. Location The village is serviced by Tonota Agricultural District. Economy Towards the end of 2002 there was an outbreak of ...

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 ...

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

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