Chobe District | |
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 Game area in Chobe National Park | |
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| Country |  Botswana |
| Capital | Kasane |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,800 km2 (8,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 28,743 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.708[1] high · 7th |
Chobe District is an administrative district in the northern part of Botswana, with the headquarters in Kasane. In 2001 it was merged with Ngamiland, and until 2006 it shared with Ngamiland the North-West District Council as local government. Chobe National Park is in the Chobe District. As of 2011, the total population of the district was 23,347 compared to 18,258 in 2001. The growth rate of population during the decade was 2.49. The total number of workers constituted 12,059 with 6,113 males and 5,947 females, with majority of them working in public administration.
Kasane and Chobe National Park, the second largest national park in the country, are the major tourist attractions in the district. Chobe National Park also has the largest population of elephants in Africa. The district shares the international border of the country with Namibia and Zambia in the north, Zimbabwe in the east, and also the district borders along North-West district of the country.
The District is made up of nine villages, which are Kasane, Kachikau, Kazungula, Kavimba, Lesoma, Mabele/Muchinje, Parakarungu, Pandamatenga and Satau.[2] Kasane is the urban center of the District.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ Central Statistics Office (2009). Chobe District Population & Development Profile. Government Printers. pp. 1–2.