Molepolole
Village in Kweneng District, Botswana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Molepolole is a large village in Kweneng District, Botswana.
Molepolole | |
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village | |
Nickname(s): phuase, phua lerole | |
Coordinates: 24°24′24″S 25°29′42″E | |
Country | Botswana |
District | Kweneng District |
Sub-district | Molepolole |
Elevation | 1,189 m (3,901 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 67,598 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (not observed) |
Area code | 5[3] |
ISO 3166 code | BW-KW |
Climate | BSh |
The people who reside in Molepolole are called Bakwena, who are one of the eight major tribes in Botswana. The Bakwena Kgosi (Chief), Sebele I was among the three chiefs who went to England to seek protection from the British in the colonial era.[4] Molepolole serves as the capital of the Bakwena. It was named after the Molepolole river.
It is one of the largest traditional villages in Africa with a population of over 73,102 people as of 2011.[5] It lies 50 kilometres west of the national capital Gaborone and acts as gateway for exploring the Kalahari Desert.
It has a large traditional kgotla and the Scottish Livingstone Hospital, is found in Molepolole.