Masunga /ˈmɑːsuŋɡʌ/ is a

Bakalanga The Kalanga or Bakalanga are a southern Bantu ethnic group mainly inhabiting Matebeleland in Zimbabwe, northeastern Botswana and Limpopo Province in South Africa. They are historically related to the Nambya, Karanga, Bapedi and Venda. Curre ...

settlement 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 Kalaha ...

. The village is the Headquarters of the North East District. The nearest city is

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 ...

which is about away. The Chief of the region is Kgosi

Thabo Maruje Masunga III Thabo Masunga Maruje is the current chief of Masunga village, who took the title from his uncle Christopher Masunga. The 38-year-old Thabo is the son to the late Robert Masunga, who was the first chief to Masunga Masunga /ˈmɑːsuŋɡʌ/ ...

, who took over from his uncle Christopher Masunga. Near Masunga are the hills of

Domboshaba Domboshaba ruins is a cultural and heritage site in Botswana originally occupied towards the end of the Great Zimbabwe period (1250–1450 AD). The site is a respected place for the people living in the region and it is believed that the chie ...

, which hold a ruined outpost of the Kalanga Empire, more like Great Zimbabwe ( Mutapa). It is one of the tourist attractions in Botswana where a yearly Ikalanga cultural ceremony takes place. The language spoken in the North East Region is Kalanga, not

Tswana Tswana may refer to: * Tswana people, the Bantu speaking people in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and other Southern Africa regions * Tswana language, the language spoken by the (Ba)Tswana people * Bophuthatswana, the former ba ...

like the rest of Botswana. Kalanga is closely related to

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, the main language of

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Activities and attractions in Masunga

Things to do in Masunga include: # Near Masunga are the hills of

, which hold a ruined output of the Kalanga Empire # Rock Art.Botswana information directory
/ref> #There is a sports complex that caters for different sporting activities.

Schools in Masunga

Masunga Senior Secondary School File:Masunga Senior Secondary School.jpg, Masunga Senior Secondary School Teachers Residential Houses File:Masunga Senior Secondary School 1.jpg, Masunga Senior Secondary School Front Entrance Gate File:Masunga Senior Secondary School 2.jpg, Masunga Senior Secondary School Security Guards building at the front gate

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Populated places in Botswana District capitals in Botswana North-East District (Botswana) {{Botswana-geo-stub

Activities and attractions in Masunga

Schools in Masunga

See also

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