Botswana

Official name:
Republic of Botswana, the
Native name:
Botswana
Capital:
Gabarone
ISO country code
BW
Nat. statistical agency:
Central Statistics Office
Population (2009-07-01):
1,990,876 (CIA)
Area:
600,370 sq.km.
Region:
Southern Africa

Census Results

1904-04-17 : 120,776
1911-xx-xx : 124,350
1921-xx-xx : 152,983
1936-xx-xx : 265,756
1946-05-07 : 296,310
1956-xx-xx : 309,175
1964-01-15 : 549,510
1971-08-31 : 574,094
1981-08-12 : 941,027
1991-08-21 : 1,326,796
2001-08-17 : 1,680,863
2011-xx-xx :

Botswana

Administrative units

local authoritycapitalarea (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 28 ... Most representations currently used by the CSO have 28 (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
Southern DistrictKanye28,470128,989113,704121,935
Barolong District 18,40047,47756,712
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 DistrictMaun86,40055,46972,38272,942
Ngamiland West District 36,72349,64265,712
Chobe DistrictKasane20,80014,12618,25818,547
Delta  2,3422,688 
Ghanzi DistrictGhanzi117,91023,72532,48133,700
Central Kalahari Game Reserve  994689 
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.