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Ramotswa, Botswana

Ramotswa is a village in South-East District (Botswana)|South-East District of Botswana, southwest of the capital of Gaborone, Botswana|Gaborone. The population was 20,680 in 2001 census. It is the tribal capital of the BaMalete|BaLete, an ethnic minority springing from the Nguni tribe. Ramotswa's main industry is a wheat flour mill. The village also manufactures metal products. Kgosi Mosadi Seboko of Ramotswa is the first woman to serve as a paramount chief in Botswana. Seboko took on her role as a village leader and representative to the House of Chiefs after her brother Kgosi Seboko II died in 2000. Her presence in the house of chiefs was hailed as a victory for women's rights in southern Africa. The nearby hamlet of Otse is the site for Moeding College, originally a colonial secondary school and a school for the disabled run by the Campbill Rankoromane Community educational center. Police XI, Botswana Premier League champions for 2006, are also based in Otse. The climate is semi-arid, vegetation is a tree and shrub savanna. Only a fifth of the area is farmed but the density of cattle and goats and sheep is high. Otse is overlooked by cliffs from which a colony of vultures are easily visible most days.

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- "BOTSWANA: First female paramount chief welcomed" (Sep. 3, 2003). ''IRINnews.'' http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=36372 Category:Cities, towns and villages in Botswana Category:Botswana South-East District

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