Districts of Botswana
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.svg) Districts of Botswana. The seven urban districts are not shown. | |
| Category | Unitary State |
| Location | Republic of Botswana |
| Number | 17 Districts |
| Populations | 3,598 (Sowa) – 576,064 (Central District) |
| Areas | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) (Orapa) – 142,076 km2 (54,856 sq mi) (Central District) |
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Botswana is divided into 10 administrative districts, two cities, five towns and 11 sub districts. These are administered by 16 local authorities (district councils, city councils or town councils).[1][2][3]
| District | Population 2022 (preliminary) |
Population 2011 | Area (km2) | Density 2011 (/km2) |
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| Gaborone City | 244,107 | 231,592 | 169 | 1,370 |
| Francistown City | 102,444 | 98,961 | 79 | 1,253 |
| Lobatse Town | 29,457 | 29,007 | 42 | 691 |
| Selebi-Phikwe Town | 41,839 | 49,411 | 50 | 990 |
| Jwaneng Town | 18,576 | 18,008 | 100 | 180 |
| Orapa Town | 8,614 | 9,531 | 17 | 561 |
| Sowa Town | 2,901 | 3,598 | 159 | 22.63 |
| Southern District | 221,968 | 197,767 | 28,470 | 6.9465 |
| South-East District | 111,474 | 85,014 | 1,780 | 47.76 |
| Kweneng District | 387,703 | 304,549 | 31,100 | 9.793 |
| Kgatleng District | 121,411 | 91,660 | 7,960 | 11.515 |
| Central District | 647,554 | 576,064 | 142,076 | 4.054619 |
| North-East District | 68,910 | 60,264 | 5,120 | 11.770 |
| Ngamiland District | 196,574 | 149,755 | 109,130 | 1.37226 |
| Chobe District | 28,388 | 25,876 | 20,800 | 1.2440 |
| Ghanzi District | 55,884 | 43,355 | 117,910 | 0.367696 |
| Kgalagadi District | 58,375 | 50,492 | 105,200 | 0.47996 |
| Total | 2,346,179 | 2,024,904 | 570,162 | 3.551454 |
See also
- Sub-districts of Botswana
- List of districts of Botswana by Human Development Index
- ISO 3166-2:BW
- https://www.knowbotswana.com/botswana-cities-and-districts.html
- Statistics Botswana Website[4]
References
- ^ "2011 Population & Housing Census Analytical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Botswana Government Ministries & Authorities". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017.
- ^ "2022 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results" (PDF). Statistics Botswana.
- ^ Statistics, Botswana. "Statistics Botswana Website". Statistics Botswana.
