Kweneng District
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| Kweneng | |
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| Coordinates: 24°00′S 25°00′E / 24°S 25°ECoordinates: 24°00′S 25°00′E / 24°S 25°E | |
| Country |  Botswana |
| Capital | Molepolole |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35,890 km2 (13,860 sq mi) |
| Population (2001 census) | |
| • Total | 230,335 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time (UTC+2) |
Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to Christianity by famed missionary David Livingstone. Various landmarks, including Livingstone's Cave, allude to this history. The seat of the district's government is Molepolole, Botswana's most populous village (only trailing Botswana's two cities: Gaborone and Francistown).
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[edit] List of towns by population (2006)
- Molepolole (65,570)
- Mogoditshane (46,493)
- Thamaga (21,141)
- Gabane (13,581)
- Kopong (7,999)
[edit] District borders
Kweneng is the only district without a foreign border. It borders the following districts:
- Central District - northeast
- Kgatleng District - east
- South-East District - southeast
- Southern District - south
- Kgalagadi District - west
- Ghanzi District - north
Kweneng borders more districts than any other district.
It is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
[edit] Sub-districts
Kweneng District has the following sub-districts:
[edit] See also
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