Central District (Botswana)

Central District (Botswana)

Demographic info|name=Central
capital=Serowe
population=563,260
census=2001
area=147,730
density=3.81

Central is the largest of Botswana's districts in terms of area and population. It encompasses the traditional homeland of the Bamangwato people. Some of the most politically connected Batswana have come from the Central District, including former President Sir Seretse Khama, former President Festus Mogae, and current President Lt. Gen. Seretse Ian Khama.

Main population centers in Central include Palapye and Serowe, two of Africa's largest traditional villages. The district also contains tributaries of the Limpopo River, which are prone to flash floods when sudden rainstorms drain eastward into the Limpopo.

In the northeast, Central borders Zimbabwe's Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South Provinces, and in the southeast Central borders South Africa's Limpopo Province. Domestically, it borders the following districts:
*North-East - northeast
*Kgatleng - south
*Kweneng - southwest
*Ghanzi - west
*North-West - northwest

ub-districts

Sub-districts of Central District include:
* Bobonong
* Boteti
* Mahalapye
* Orapa
* Selebi-Phikwe
* Serowe/Palapye
* Sowa Town
* Tutume

ee also

*Sub-districts of Botswana


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