Molepolole | |
|---|---|
village | |
 Mafenyatlala Shopping Mall | |
| Nickname(s): phuase, phua lerole | |
  Molepolole | |
| Coordinates: 24°24′24″S 25°29′42″E / 24.40667°S 25.49500°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 |
Molepolole is a large village in Kweneng District, Botswana.
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.
- ^ "Molepolole, Botswana Page". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- ^ "2011 Census". Archived from the original on 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Countryareacode Botsuana". 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ Parsons, Neil (2007-03-06). "Unravelling History and Cultural Heritage in Botswana". Journal of Southern African Studies. 32 (4): 667–682. doi:10.1080/03057070600995350. S2CID 145185548.
- ^ "Kweneng East Sub District: Population and Housing Census Selected Indicators 2011. vol. 4.0" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.