General info

Entity:
Botswana
Capital:
Gaborone
Population (2009-07-01):
1,990,876 (CIA)
Area:
600,370 sq.km.
Country code:
bw
Region:
Southern Africa

Botswana

Administrative units

township/districtcapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1991-08-21
census
population
2001-08-17/26
census
population
2006
estimate
source: Central Statistics Office, Botswana.
note: Some sources have 9 districts as the main division, some have 26 ... Most representations currently used by the CSO have 26 (and according to some media with more to come). The CSO representation is used above.
Gaborone Township-169133,468186,007191,776
Francistown Township-7965,24483,02385,363
Lobatse Township-4226,05229,68930,595
Selibe Phikwe Township-5039,77249,84949,928
Orapa Township-178,8279,15114,023
Jwaneng Township-10011,18815,17911,314
Sowa Township-1592,2282,8792,625
Kanye/Moshope (Ngwaketse) DistrictKanye28,470147,389113,704121,935
Barolong District  47,47756,712
Ngwaketse West District  10,47110,437
South East DistrictRamotswa1,78043,58460,62362,468
Kweneng (East) DistrictMolepolole35,890170,437189,773204,239
Kweneng West District  40,56242,453
Kgatleng DistrictMochudi7,96057,77073,50782,154
(Central) Serowe/Palapye DistrictSerowe31,381128,471153,035157,708
(Central) Mahalapye District16,50795,433109,811102,671
(Central) Bobonong District14,24253,55866,96470,810
(Central) Boteti District33,80635,45948,05750,645
(Central) Tutume District46,140100,049123,514133,984
North-East DistrictMasunga5,12043,35449,39954,170
Ngamiland East DistrictMaun86,40057,81175,07072,942
Ngamiland West District  49,64265,712
Chobe DistrictKasane20,80014,12618,25818,547
Ghanzi DistrictGhanzi117,91024,71933,17033,700
Kgalagadi South DistrictTshabong32,80019,79425,93828,288
Kgalagadi North District72,40011,34016,11118,041
total 581,7301,326,7961,680,8631,773,240

Main cities

namepopulation
1991-08-21
census
population
2001-08-17
census
population
2006
projection
Gaborone133,468186,007208,493
Francistown65,24483,02391,430
Molepolole36,93054,56157,951
Selebi-Phikwe39,77249,84950,040
Serowe30,26442,44443,250
Maun26,76843,77642,081
Mahalapye..39,71938,373
Kanye31,35440,62837,860
Mochudi..36,96237,754
Mogoditshane..32,84334,884
Lobatse..29,68929,779
Palapye..26,29326,792
source: Central Statistics Office, Botswana.