Ramotswa
Ramotswa | |
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Village | |
  Ramotswa | |
| Coordinates: 25°13′S 25°40′E / 25.217°S 25.667°E | |
| Country | Botswana |
| District | South-East District |
| Elevation | 1,009 m (3,310 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 27,760 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| Climate | BSh |
Ramotswa is a village in South-East District of Botswana, southwest of the capital of Gaborone. The population was 27,760 in 2011 census.[2] It is the tribal capital of the BaLete, an ethnic majority springing from the Nguni tribe.
Ramotswa's main industry is a wheat flour mill. The village also manufactures metal products.
Kgosi Mosadi Seboko of Ramotswa is the first woman to serve as a paramount chief in Botswana. Seboko took on her role as a village leader and representative to the House of Chiefs after her brother Kgosi Seboko II died in 2000. Her presence in the house of chiefs was hailed as a victory for women's rights in southern Africa.
The nearby hamlet of Otse is the site for Moeding College, originally a colonial secondary school and a school for the disabled run by the Campbill Rankoromane Community educational center. Police XI, Botswana Premier League champions for 2006, are also based in Otse.
The climate is semi-arid, vegetation is a tree and shrub savanna. Only a fifth of the area is farmed but the density of cattle and goats and sheep is high.
Otse is overlooked by cliffs from which a colony of vultures are easily visible on most days.
Notable natives and residents
- Mosadi Seboko, Motswana chief of the Balete people in Botswana
- Donald Thobega, football player
- Ofentse Nato, football player
References
- ^ "2011 census". Archived from the original on January 11, 2013.
- ^ "2011 Census". Archived from the original on January 11, 2013.
- "Botswana: First female paramount chief welcomed" (September 3, 2003), IRINnews.org