Districts of Botswana
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| Districts of Botswana | |
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 Districts of Botswana. The seven urban districts are not shown. | |
| Category | Unitary State |
| Location | Republic of Botswana |
| Number | 16 Districts |
| Populations | 2,914 (Sowa) – 652,085 (Central District) |
| Areas | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) (Orapa) – 147,730 km2 (57,040 sq mi) (Central District) |
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Botswana is divided into nine administrative districts, two cities, and five towns. These are administered by 16 local authorities (district councils, city councils or town councils).[1][2]
| Administrative District | Capital | Population 2022 | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
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| Southern District | Kanye | 221,928 | 28,470 | 7.7952 |
| South-East District | Ramotswa | 111,440 | 1,780 | 62.61 |
| Kweneng District | Molepolole | 387,983 | 31,100 | 12.475 |
| Kgatleng District | Mochudi | 121,882 | 7,960 | 15.312 |
| Central District | Serowe | 652,085 | 147,730 | 4.41403 |
| North-East District | Masunga | 69,352 | 5,120 | 13.545 |
| North-West District | Maun | 227,179 | 129,930 | 1.74847 |
| Ghanzi District | Ghanzi | 56,555 | 117,910 | 0.479645 |
| Kgalagadi District | Tsabong | 58,857 | 105,200 | 0.55948 |
| Gaborone city | 246,325 | |||
| Francistown city | 103,417 | |||
| Lobatse town | 29,772 | |||
| Selebi-Phikwe town | 42,488 | |||
| Orapa town | 8,648 | |||
| Jwaneng town | 18,784 | |||
| Sowa town | 2,914 | |||
| Total | 2,359,609 | 570,162 | 4.138489 | |
See also
[edit]- Sub-districts of Botswana
- List of districts of Botswana by Human Development Index
- ISO 3166-2:BW
- Botswana cities and districts
- Statistics Botswana Website[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Botswana Government Ministries & Authorities". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Population & Housing Census 2022" (PDF). Statistics Botswana. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Statistics, Botswana. "Statistics Botswana Website". Statistics Botswana.
