Districts of Botswana

Districts of Botswana
Districts of Botswana
	Districts of Botswana. The seven urban districts are not shown.
Category	Unitary State
Location	Republic of Botswana
Number	16 Districts
Populations	2,914 (Sowa) – 652,085 (Central District)
Areas	17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) (Orapa) – 147,730 km2 (57,040 sq mi) (Central District)
Government	District government;
Subdivisions	Sub-district;

Botswana is divided into nine administrative districts, two cities, and five towns. These are administered by 16 local authorities (district councils, city councils or town councils).^[1]^[2]

Administrative District	Capital	Population 2022	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Southern District	Kanye	221,928	28,470	7.7952
South-East District	Ramotswa	111,440	1,780	62.61
Kweneng District	Molepolole	387,983	31,100	12.475
Kgatleng District	Mochudi	121,882	7,960	15.312
Central District	Serowe	652,085	147,730	4.41403
North-East District	Masunga	69,352	5,120	13.545
North-West District	Maun	227,179	129,930	1.74847
Ghanzi District	Ghanzi	56,555	117,910	0.479645
Kgalagadi District	Tsabong	58,857	105,200	0.55948
Gaborone city		246,325
Francistown city		103,417
Lobatse town		29,772
Selebi-Phikwe town		42,488
Orapa town		8,648
Jwaneng town		18,784
Sowa town		2,914
Total		2,359,609	570,162	4.138489

References

^ "Botswana Government Ministries & Authorities". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017.
^ "Population & Housing Census 2022" (PDF). Statistics Botswana. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ Statistics, Botswana. "Statistics Botswana Website". Statistics Botswana.

[M&A-1] "Botswana Government Ministries & Authorities". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017.

[2] "Population & Housing Census 2022" (PDF). Statistics Botswana. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[3] Statistics, Botswana. "Statistics Botswana Website". Statistics Botswana.

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