Place:Tsabong
Tshabong | |
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 The town of Tsabong | |
  Tshabong Location in Botswana | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] 26°1′12″S 22°24′20″E / 26.02°S 22.40556°E | |
| Country |  Botswana |
| District | Kgalagadi District |
| Elevation | 962 m (3,156 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,939 |
| Time zone | 0200 UTC |
| Climate | BWh |
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.[1]
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).[2][when?] The record high temperature registered in Tsabong was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F).[2][when?]
The town is served by Tshabong Airport.
The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison.[3]
Schools
- Tsabong Primary school
- Nhake Primary school
- Seetelo Memorial Primary school
- Tsabong Unified Secondary School
TM MALL
- Sefalana Supermarket
- PEP stores
- Absa bank
- Furnmart Furniture store
- CashBazar
- JB
- Saba
- Kgalagadi Pharmacy
- Choppies
- Trans Wholesale
- Tsabong Hyper
- Tsabong Water Utilities Customer service
References
- ↑ "2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census". http://www.cso.gov.bw/media/2011%20Census%20_Alphabetical%20Index%20_Population%20of%20Villages.pdf. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Botswana's Climate". Meteorological Services Botswana. http://www.weather.info.bw/resources/entry_fs.html.
- ↑ "Prisons and Rehabilitation." (Archive) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
[ ⚑ ] 26°1′12″S 22°24′20″E / 26.02°S 22.40556°E
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