South-East District (Botswana)
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South-East is one of the districts of Botswana
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The capital city of Botswana, Gaborone
, is surrounded by this district. The administrative capital for the South-East district is the village of Ramotswa.
In the southeast, South-East borders the North West
Province of South Africa
. Domestically, it borders the following districts:
Districts of Botswana
||Botswana is divided into 16 administrative districts: 10 rural districts and 6 urban districts. These are administered by 16 local authorities...
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The capital city of Botswana, Gaborone
Gaborone
' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....
, is surrounded by this district. The administrative capital for the South-East district is the village of Ramotswa.
In the southeast, South-East borders the North West
North West (South African province)
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng.-History:...
Province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Domestically, it borders the following districts:
- KgatlengKgatleng DistrictKgatleng is one of the districts of Botswana, coterminous with the homeland of the Bakgatla people. Its capital is Mochudi, the hometown of protagonist Precious Ramotswe in Alexander McCall Smith's popular The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series...
- northeast - KwenengKweneng DistrictKweneng 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...
- northwest - SouthernSouthern District (Botswana)Southern is one of the districts of Botswana. The capital of Southern district is Kanye, home to the Bangwaketse. It is one of the largest growing villages in Botswana. There are also other large villages in the southern district like Mushopa home to the Bakgatla-ba-ga Mmanaana, and Goodhope, home...
- southwest