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Place in Kgalagadi District, Botswana
Tshabong
The town of TsabongThe town of Tsabong
Tshabong is located in BotswanaTshabongTshabongLocation in Botswana
Coordinates: 26°1′12″S 22°24′20″E / 26.02000°S 22.40556°E / -26.02000; 22.40556
Country Botswana
DistrictKgalagadi District
Elevation962 m (3,156 ft)
Population
 • Total8,939
Time zone0200 UTC
ClimateBWh

Tsabong, also spelled Tshabong, is the administrative centre of the Kgalagadi District in Botswana. It is located in the Kalahari Desert. The population was 8939 in the 2011 census.

The primary hospital in Tsabong serves a huge outlying area and includes several tuberculosis refuges where patients and their families can stay while undergoing lengthy outpatient treatment.

Near the town is the Tsabong kimberlite field, one of the largest diamondiferous kimberlite fields in the world.

Tsabong is the site of Botswana's coldest recorded temperature, registering a temperature of −15.0 °C (5.0 °F). The record high temperature registered in Tsabong was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F).

The town is served by Tshabong Airport.

The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison.

In September 2023, Botswana's first carbon credit program, led by the startup Gazelle Ecosolutions, began in and around Tsabong.

The solar eclipse of November 25, 2030 will be visible in Tsabong.

Schools

Notable residents

References

  1. "2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Botswana's Climate". Meteorological Services Botswana. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "Prisons and Rehabilitation." (Archive) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
  4. Mguni, Mbongeni (18 September 2023). "Pioneering carbon credits project emerges in Tsabong". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. "These UT Sophomores Started a Company That Incentivizes Sustainability". The Alcalde. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. "November 25, 2030 Total Solar Eclipse in Tsabong, Botswana". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
Camels are used for patrol by the police in this area
Kgalagadi District of the Republic of Botswana
Urban villages
Rural villages
Capitals of Districts of Botswana
Capital, District
   
Botswana
Italics indicates national capital.
50 largest cities of Botswana by population
Italics indicate capitals of districts
   
  1. Gaborone
  2. Francistown
  3. Molepolole
  4. Mogoditshane
  5. Maun
  6. Selebi-Phikwe
  7. Serowe
  8. Kanye
  9. Mochudi
  10. Mahalapye
  1. Palapye
  2. Tlokweng
  3. Lobatse
  4. Ramotswa
  5. Letlhakane
  6. Tonota
  7. Moshupa
  8. Thamaga
  9. Jwaneng
  10. Bobonong
  1. Tutume
  2. Gabane
  3. Mmopane
  4. Ghanzi
  5. Mmadinare
  6. Orapa
  7. Shoshong
  8. Kopong
  9. Kasane
  10. Metsimotlhaba
  1. Tsabong
  2. Gumare
  3. Otse
  4. Letlhakeng
  5. Molapowabojang
  6. Tati
  7. Mmankgodi
  8. Lerala
  9. Good Hope
  10. Shakawe
  1. Maitengwe
  2. Bokaa
  3. Masunga
  4. Borolong
  5. Oodi
  6. Kumakwane
  7. Lotlhakane
  8. Tsienyane
  9. Nata
  10. Gweta
Retrieved from 2011 Census

26°1′12″S 22°24′20″E / 26.02000°S 22.40556°E / -26.02000; 22.40556


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