Botswana — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Botswana — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Botswana had an estimated population of 1,820,498 in 2005, with 580 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Botswana today — population now 2,254,126, against 1,820,498 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 580)

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Gaborone	Gaborone	208,411
2	Francistown	Francistown	89,979
3	Molepolole	Kweneng	63,248
4	Selibe Phikwe	Selibe Phikwe	53,727
5	Maun	Okavango	49,945
6	Serowe	Serowe-Palapye	47,419
7	Kanye	Ngwaketse	44,716
8	Mahalapye	Mahalapye	44,471
9	Mogoditshane	Kweneng	43,394
10	Mochudi	Kgatleng	41,832
11	Lobatse	Lobatse	30,883
12	Palapye	Serowe-Palapye	30,650
13	Tlokweng	South East	25,541
14	Ramotswa	South East	21,450
15	Thamaga	Kweneng	20,756
16	Moshupa	Ngwaketse	19,561
17	Letlhakane	Boteti	18,136
18	Bobonong	Bobonong	18,135
19	Tonota	Tutume	17,759
20	Jwaneng	Jwaneng	16,853
21	Tutume	Tutume	15,862
22	Gabane	Kweneng	12,884
23	Mmadinare	Bobonong	12,873
24	Ghanzi	Ghanzi	12,141
25	Kasane	Chobe	9,250
26	Orapa	Orapa	9,189
27	Tsabong	Kgalagadi South	8,325
28	Shoshong	Mahalapye	8,298
29	Gumare	Okavango	7,387
30	Kopong	Kweneng	6,895
31	Letlhakeng	Kweneng	6,781
32	Lerala	Serowe-Palapye	6,681
33	Molapowabojang	Ngwaketse	6,349
34	Otse	South East	6,275
35	Shakawe	Ngamiland	5,651
36	Metsimotlhaba	Kweneng	5,544
37	Maitengwe	Tutume	5,450
38	Mmankgodi	Kweneng	5,370
39	Lotlhakane	Ngwaketse	5,236
40	Tati	North East	5,234
41	Tsienyane	Bobonong	5,222
42	Mmathethe	Ngwaketse	5,153
43	Tumasera Seleka	Mahalapye	5,065
44	Lentsweletau	Kweneng	4,992
45	Mmopane	Kweneng	4,927
46	Sefhare	Mahalapye	4,861
47	Nata	Tutume	4,794
48	Gweta	Tutume	4,689
49	Mathangwane	Tutume	4,675
50	Hukuntsi	Kgalagadi North	4,403
51	Kang	Kgalagadi North	4,229
52	Bokaa	Kgatleng	4,131
53	Sefophe	Bobonong	4,114
54	Borolong	Tutume	3,949
55	Nkange	Tutume	3,831
56	Mogoditshane Botswana Defence Force	Kweneng	3,787
57	Tsetsebjwe	Bobonong	3,733
58	Oodi	Kgatleng	3,728
59	Ramokgonami	Mahalapye	3,681
60	Masunga	North East	3,639
61	Kumakwane	Kweneng	3,477
62	Maunatlala	Serowe-Palapye	3,361
63	Manyana	Ngwaketse	3,338
64	Mopipi	Bobonong	3,301
65	Water Util-Dukwe Refugee Camp	Tutume	3,270
66	Sowa	Sowa	3,141
67	Pitsane	Ngwaketse	3,101
68	Good Hope	Ngwaketse	3,075
69	Sebina	Tutume	3,030
70	Chadibe	Mahalapye	2,986
71	Morwa	Kgatleng	2,922
72	Etsha 6	Okavango	2,915
73	Radisele	Serowe-Palapye	2,897
74	Thebephatshwa	Kweneng	2,863
75	Ramotswa Station-Taung	South East	2,859
76	Digawana	Ngwaketse	2,803
77	Ranaka	Ngwaketse	2,771
78	Moiyabana	Serowe-Palapye	2,768
79	Mandunyane	Tutume	2,749
80	Senete	Tutume	2,703
81	Lecheng	Serowe-Palapye	2,696
82	Rasesa	Kgatleng	2,667
83	Modipane	Kgatleng	2,626
84	Malolwane	Kgatleng	2,567
85	Lesetlhane	South East	2,479
86	Shashe Mooke	Tutume	2,458
87	Thabala	Serowe-Palapye	2,414
88	Mookane	Mahalapye	2,397
89	Serule	Serowe-Palapye	2,397
90	Ratholo	Serowe-Palapye	2,377
91	Kalamare	Mahalapye	2,339
92	Lesenepole	Serowe-Palapye	2,301
93	Mogobane	South East	2,300
94	Sojwe	Kweneng	2,277
95	Shashe-Semotswane	Tutume	2,225
96	Mmathubudukwane	Kgatleng	2,221
97	Paje	Serowe-Palapye	2,207
98	Etsha 13	Okavango	2,190
99	Mogorosi	Serowe-Palapye	2,149
100	Werda	Kgalagadi South	2,149
101	Machaneng	Mahalapye	2,139
102	Khakhea	Ngwaketse	2,133
103	Charles Hill	Ghanzi	2,055
104	Morope	Kweneng	2,044
105	Dukwi	Tutume	2,037
106	Khudumelapye	Kweneng	2,035
107	Nlakhwane	North East	2,016
108	Mathathane	Bobonong	1,987
109	Ditshegwane	Kweneng	1,956
110	Lehututu	Kgalagadi North	1,942
111	Molalatau	Bobonong	1,925
112	Tobane	Bobonong	1,925
113	Mogapi	Serowe-Palapye	1,917
114	Salajwe	Kweneng	1,888
115	Mabeleapudi	Serowe-Palapye	1,882
116	Mosolotshane	Mahalapye	1,874
117	Nswazwi	Tutume	1,865
118	Nshakashokwe	Tutume	1,841
119	Ntlhantlhe	Ngwaketse	1,826
120	Mokobeng	Mahalapye	1,822
121	Seronga	Okavango	1,819
122	Moroka	North East	1,817
123	Kazungula	Chobe	1,815
124	Mosetse	Tutume	1,780
125	Nokaneng	Okavango	1,763
126	Tsamaya	North East	1,762
127	Takatokwane	Kweneng	1,761
128	Kobojango	Bobonong	1,756
129	Matshelagabedi	North East	1,750
130	Majwaneng	Serowe-Palapye	1,736
131	Sikwane	Kgatleng	1,718
132	Xhumo	Bobonong	1,713
133	Mabutsane	Ngwaketse	1,710
134	Marapong	Tutume	1,692
135	Pandamatenga	Chobe	1,685
136	Sepopa	Okavango	1,684
137	Gaphatshwa	Kweneng	1,678
138	Mabule	Ngwaketse	1,665
139	Makwate	Mahalapye	1,660
140	Makopong	Kgalagadi South	1,645
141	Pitshane Molopo	Ngwaketse	1,644
142	Motokwe	Kweneng	1,638
143	Mmashoro	Serowe-Palapye	1,631
144	Dagwi	Tutume	1,620
145	Sehithwa	Ngamiland	1,614
146	Mapoka	North East	1,602
147	Ncojane	Ghanzi	1,591
148	Artisia	Kgatleng	1,584
149	Tshesebe	North East	1,580
150	Nkoyaphiri	Kweneng	1,578
151	Tshimoyapula	Serowe-Palapye	1,551
152	Tsootsha	Ghanzi	1,545
153	Ramokgwebana	North East	1,538
154	Sese	Ngwaketse	1,535
155	Zwenshambe	North East	1,527
156	Mogapinyana	Serowe-Palapye	1,515
157	Gootau	Serowe-Palapye	1,502
158	Matsiloje	North East	1,488
159	Senyawe	North East	1,488
160	Lokgwabe	Kgalagadi North	1,473
161	Moletemane	Bobonong	1,472
162	Nxamasere	Okavango	1,472
163	Moshopha	Mahalapye	1,470
164	Themashanga	North East	1,460
165	Mohembo West	Okavango	1,440
166	Kgomokasitwa	Ngwaketse	1,424
167	Kgagodi	Serowe-Palapye	1,420
168	Sesung	Kweneng	1,419
169	Chadibe	Tutume	1,417
170	Marobela	Tutume	1,414
171	Tsao	Ngamiland	1,409
172	Matobo	Tutume	1,408
173	Seolwane	Serowe-Palapye	1,401
174	Moshaneng	Ngwaketse	1,400
175	Kudumatse	Mahalapye	1,397
176	Mokoboxane	Bobonong	1,389
177	Makuta	Tutume	1,387
178	Pilikwe	Mahalapye	1,375
179	Motlhabaneng	Bobonong	1,374
180	Topisi	Serowe-Palapye	1,363
181	Siviya	North East	1,336
182	Gakuto	Kweneng	1,280
183	Matebeleng	Kgatleng	1,279
184	Matlapana	Ngamiland	1,277
185	Pilane	Kgatleng	1,277
186	Maape	Mahalapye	1,275
187	Motshegaletau	Serowe-Palapye	1,262
188	Kodibeleng	Mahalapye	1,259
189	Lotlhakane West	Ngwaketse	1,249
190	Selokolela	Ngwaketse	1,245
191	Makalamabedi	Boteti	1,240
192	Goshwe	Tutume	1,239
193	Semolale	Bobonong	1,233
194	Ramatlabama	Ngwaketse	1,230
195	Motopi	Bobonong	1,217
196	Mokubilo	Tutume	1,210
197	Natale	Tutume	1,197
198	Mosu	Bobonong	1,184
199	Jackalas 2	North East	1,182
200	Lekgolobotlo	Ngwaketse	1,182
201	Mulambakwena	North East	1,177
202	Magotlhawane	Ngwaketse	1,174
203	Omaweneno	Kgalagadi South	1,170
204	Makaleng	North East	1,166
205	Mogoditshane Lands	Kweneng	1,165
206	Xakao	Okavango	1,163
207	Matlhakola	Serowe-Palapye	1,159
208	Rakhuna	Ngwaketse	1,143
209	Dutlwe	Kweneng	1,126
210	Kokotsha	Kgalagadi South	1,119
211	Matsitama	Tutume	1,104
212	Gojwane	Serowe-Palapye	1,100
213	Dinokwe	Mahalapye	1,099
214	Phepheng	Kgalagadi South	1,094
215	Jackalas 1	North East	1,092
216	Sekoma	Ngwaketse	1,083
217	Moshaweng	Kweneng	1,079
218	Mosojane	North East	1,076
219	Dimajwe	Serowe-Palapye	1,075
220	Mmaphashalala	Mahalapye	1,072
221	Tamasane	Serowe-Palapye	1,070
222	Borotsi	Tutume	1,055
223	Ngarange	Okavango	1,051
224	Dibete	Mahalapye	1,046
225	Dekar	Ghanzi	1,043
226	Shorobe	Ngamiland	1,043
227	Malwelwe	Kweneng	1,030
228	New Xade	Ghanzi	1,028
229	Maokane	Ngwaketse	1,024
230	Mbalambi	North East	1,023
231	Zoronga	Tutume	1,016
232	Magoriapitse	Ngwaketse	1,015
233	Otse	Mahalapye	1,015
234	Botlhapatlou	Kweneng	1,013
235	Ditladi	North East	1,013
236	Mokatako	Ngwaketse	1,013
237	Makobo	Tutume	1,006
238	Changate	Tutume	1,005
239	Lorolwana	Ngwaketse	998
240	Kumaga	Bobonong	996
241	Sepitswane	South East	992
242	Diagane	Kweneng	986
243	Bray	Kgalagadi South	985
244	Keng	Ngwaketse	976
245	Metlobo	Ngwaketse	969
246	Tshane	Kgalagadi North	969
247	Gathwane	Ngwaketse	966
248	Tshokwe	Bobonong	966
249	Kalakamati	North East	962
250	Kachikau	Chobe	961
251	Gamodubu	Kweneng	954
252	Kauxwhi	Okavango	952
253	Mabesekwa	Tutume	949
254	Samochema	Okavango	939
255	Kokong	Ngwaketse	931
256	Mmatshumo	Bobonong	931
257	Malatswai	Serowe-Palapye	922
258	Masukwane	North East	921
259	Boro	Ngamiland	919
260	Pitsana-Potokwe	Ngwaketse	901
261	Maboane	Kweneng	900
262	Gulubane	North East	895
263	Shakwe	Mahalapye	893
264	Mmadikola	Bobonong	892
265	Pitseng-Ralekgetho	Ngwaketse	891
266	Mabalane	Kgatleng	882
267	Ntala	Tutume	882
268	Parakarungu	Chobe	879
269	Mmutlana	Mahalapye	878
270	Karakobis	Ghanzi	868
271	Beetsha	Okavango	867
272	Dumadumane	Kweneng	865
273	Mhalapitsa	Mahalapye	864
274	Kedia	Bobonong	854
275	Boatlaname	Kweneng	853
276	Mmanoko	Kweneng	845
277	Nshakashokwe Lands	Tutume	835
278	Mokgomane	Ngwaketse	829
279	Khuis	Kgalagadi South	827
280	Shashe Bridge	North East	827
281	Lephepe	Kweneng	822
282	Oliphants Drift	Kgatleng	822
283	Kgoro	Ngwaketse	820
284	Kule	Ghanzi	819
285	Mafongo Lands	Tutume	819
286	Damochojena	Bobonong	818
287	Kutamogree	Tutume	817
288	Hebron	Ngwaketse	813
289	Gudingwa	Okavango	812
290	Tlhareseleele	Ngwaketse	804
291	Malaka	Serowe-Palapye	798
292	Satau	Chobe	796
293	Mmopane Lands	Kweneng	793
294	Mabolwe	Bobonong	791
295	Sekakangwe	North East	781
296	Tawana	South East	781
297	Mmakgori	Ngwaketse	778
298	Ikoga	Okavango	775
299	Gasita	Ngwaketse	772
300	Lorwana	Ngwaketse	760

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Kweneng	255,119
2	Gaborone	208,411
3	Ngwaketse	179,888
4	Serowe-Palapye	161,763
5	Tutume	132,335
6	Mahalapye	114,594
7	Francistown	89,979
8	Ngamiland	81,978
9	Kgatleng	79,665
10	Bobonong	72,103
11	South East	67,922
12	Okavango	55,034
13	Selibe Phikwe	53,727
14	Boteti	53,328
15	North East	51,378
16	Ghanzi	36,675
17	Lobatse	30,883
18	Kgalagadi South	28,427
19	Chobe	19,908
20	Kgalagadi North	18,198
21	Jwaneng	16,853
22	Orapa	9,189
23	Sowa	3,141

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.