Kweneng District

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Kweneng
Capital Molepolole
Population 230,335 inhabitants
Census 2001
Area 35,890 km²
Density 6.42/km²
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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).

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[edit] District borders

Kweneng is the only district without a foreign border. It borders the following districts:

Kweneng borders more districts than any other district.

[edit] Sub-districts

Kweneng District has the following sub-districts:

  • Kweneng East
  • Kweneng West

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Coordinates: 24°00′S, 25°00′E