Pilikwe is a rural village in
Central District in
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
.
It was founded by Kgosi
Tshekedi Khama
Tshekedi Khama (17 September 1905 – 10 June 1959) was the regent-king of the Bamangwato tribe in 1926 after the death of Sekgoma II.
Background
Tshekedi Khama was born in Serowe, the son of Khama III, known as Khama the Great, by his fou ...
of
Bangwato
The Bamangwato (more correctly BagammaNgwato, and also referred to as the BaNgwato or Ngwato) is one of the eight "principal" Tswana chieftaincies of Botswana. The modern Bamangwato formed in the Central Serowe, Palapye & Mahalapye District, wi ...
. The current chief of the village is Kgosi Gasebalwe Seretse. The village is also known by the native name 'Rametsana'.
It is located 10 km east from the Martin's Drift Tswapong highway and 32 km north-east from
Radisele. The village is bordered by a hill on its northside.
Many locally known names in the national football have root there, the likes of Radipotsane, Reikeletseng, Tshelametsi and others.
References
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Populated places in the Central District (Botswana)
Villages in Botswana