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Kweneng District


Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to Christianity by famed missionary David Livingstone. Various landmarks, including Livingstone's Cave, allude to this history. The seat of the district's government is Molepolole, Botswana's most populous village (only trailing Botswana's two cities: Gaborone and Francistown, Botswana|Francistown).

List of towns by population (2006)


- Molepolole (65,570)
- Mogoditshane (46,493)
- Thamaga (21,141)
- Gabane (13,581)
- Kopong (7,999)

District borders

Kweneng is the only district without a foreign border. It borders the following districts:
- Central District (Botswana)|Central District - northeast
- Kgatleng District - east
- South-East District (Botswana)|South-East District - southeast
- Southern District (Botswana)|Southern District - south
- Kgalagadi District - west
- Ghanzi District - north Kweneng borders more districts than any other district.

Sub-districts

Kweneng District has the following sub-districts:
- Kweneng East
- Kweneng West

See also


- Sub-districts of Botswana Category:Districts of Botswana Category:Kweneng District|

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