General info

Entity:
Botswana
Capital:
Gaborone
Population (2008-07-01):
1,842,323 (CIA)
Area:
600,370 sq.km.
Country code:
bw
Region:
Southern Africa

Botswana

Administrative units

township/district capital area (sq.km.) population
1991-08-21
census		 population
2001-08-17/26
census		 population
2006
estimate
source: Central Statistics Office, Botswana.
note: Some sources have 9 districts as the main division, some have 26 ... Most representations currently used by the CSO have 26 (and according to some media with more to come). The CSO representation is used above.
Gaborone Township - 169 133,468 186,007 191,776
Francistown Township - 79 65,244 83,023 85,363
Lobatse Township - 42 26,052 29,689 30,595
Selibe Phikwe Township - 50 39,772 49,849 49,928
Orapa Township - 17 8,827 9,151 14,023
Jwaneng Township - 100 11,188 15,179 11,314
Sowa Township - 159 2,228 2,879 2,625
Kanye/Moshope (Ngwaketse) District Kanye 28,470 147,389 113,704 121,935
Barolong District     47,477 56,712
Ngwaketse West District     10,471 10,437
South East District Ramotswa 1,780 43,584 60,623 62,468
Kweneng (East) District Molepolole 35,890 170,437 189,773 204,239
Kweneng West District     40,562 42,453
Kgatleng District Mochudi 7,960 57,770 73,507 82,154
(Central) Serowe/Palapye District Serowe 31,381 128,471 153,035 157,708
(Central) Mahalapye District 16,507 95,433 109,811 102,671
(Central) Bobonong District 14,242 53,558 66,964 70,810
(Central) Boteti District 33,806 35,459 48,057 50,645
(Central) Tutume District 46,140 100,049 123,514 133,984
North-East District Masunga 5,120 43,354 49,399 54,170
Ngamiland East District Maun 86,400 57,811 75,070 72,942
Ngamiland West District     49,642 65,712
Chobe District Kasane 20,800 14,126 18,258 18,547
Ghanzi District Ghanzi 117,910 24,719 33,170 33,700
Kgalagadi South District Tshabong 32,800 19,794 25,938 28,288
Kgalagadi North District 72,400 11,340 16,111 18,041
total   581,730 1,326,796 1,680,863 1,773,240

Main cities

name population
1991-08-21
census		 population
2001-08-17
census		 population
2006
projection
Gaborone 133,468 186,007 208,493
Francistown 65,244 83,023 91,430
Molepolole 36,930 54,561 57,951
Selebi-Phikwe 39,772 49,849 50,040
Serowe 30,264 42,444 43,250
Maun 26,768 43,776 42,081
Mahalapye .. 39,719 38,373
Kanye 31,354 40,628 37,860
Mochudi .. 36,962 37,754
Mogoditshane .. 32,843 34,884
Lobatse .. 29,689 29,779
Palapye .. 26,293 26,792
source: Central Statistics Office, Botswana.