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| url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist52_53.html
| title=Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census
| title=Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census
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'''Mopipi''' is a village in [[Central District (Botswana)|Central District]] of [[Botswana]]. It is located close to [[Makgadikgadi Pan]]. The population was 3,066 in 2001 census. This village was named after a tree called [[Boscia foetida|Mopipi]], which is commonly found in the region.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist52_53.html | title=Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census | access-date = 2008-01-06 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071124145541/http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist52_53.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-11-24}}</ref> This area has witnessed steady acidification and [[desertification]] since the [[Pleistocene]], but perhaps most dramatically since the 19th century.<ref name="Main">Michael Main (2001) ''African Adventurer's Guide to Botswana'', Published by Struik, {{ISBN|978-1-86872-576-2}}. 304 pages</ref> In particular, the [[Boteti River]] used to flow year around in this area<ref name="Main"/> on its way to discharge to the [[Makgadikgadi Pans]],<ref>C. Michael Hogan (2008) [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=22373&mode=&order=0''Makgadikgadi'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham]</ref> but presently this flow is only in the rainy season.


The village has grown since 2001, nowadays there are more services and it is the investment hotspot of Boteti West. Companies like Super Power Complex and Saverite have take the village by storm as of 2021 and other bigger companies are taking interest there as the tourism industry and agricultural industry are booming with more people starting commercial farming.
'''Mopipi''' is a village in [[Central District (Botswana)|Central District]] of [[Botswana]]. It is located close to [[Makgadikgadi Pan]].It lies at the latitude 21.2001° S, 24.8656° E. The population was 3,066 in 2001 census.This village was named after a tree called Mopipi,which is commonly found in the region..<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist52_53.html
| title=Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census
| access-date = 2008-01-06 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071124145541/http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist52_53.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-11-24}}</ref> This area has witnessed steady acidification and [[desertification]] since the [[Pleistocene]], but perhaps most dramatically since the 19th century.<ref name="Main">Michael Main (2001) ''African Adventurer's Guide to Botswana'', Published by Struik, {{ISBN|978-1-86872-576-2}}. 304 pages</ref> In particular, the [[Boteti River]] used to flow year around in this area<ref name="Main"/> on its way to discharge to the [[Makgadikgadi Pans]],<ref>C. Michael Hogan (2008) [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=22373&mode=&order=0''Makgadikgadi'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham]</ref> but presently this flow is only in the rainy season.

The village has grown since 2001, nowadays there are more services and it is the investment hotspot of Boteti West.Companies like [[Super Power Complex]] have take the village by storm as of 2021 and other bigger companies are taking interest there as the tourism industry and agricultural industry are booming with more people starting commercial farming.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Central District (Botswana)]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Central District (Botswana)]]
[[Category:Villages in Botswana]]
[[Category:Villages in Botswana]]



Latest revision as of 19:23, 25 September 2024

Mopipi
Mopipi is located in Botswana
Mopipi
Mopipi
Coordinates: 21°12′7″S 24°52′6″E / 21.20194°S 24.86833°E / -21.20194; 24.86833
CountryBotswana
DistrictCentral District
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total
3,066

Mopipi is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located close to Makgadikgadi Pan. The population was 3,066 in 2001 census. This village was named after a tree called Mopipi, which is commonly found in the region.[2] This area has witnessed steady acidification and desertification since the Pleistocene, but perhaps most dramatically since the 19th century.[3] In particular, the Boteti River used to flow year around in this area[3] on its way to discharge to the Makgadikgadi Pans,[4] but presently this flow is only in the rainy season.

The village has grown since 2001, nowadays there are more services and it is the investment hotspot of Boteti West. Companies like Super Power Complex and Saverite have take the village by storm as of 2021 and other bigger companies are taking interest there as the tourism industry and agricultural industry are booming with more people starting commercial farming.

References

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  1. ^ "Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census". Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census". Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  3. ^ a b Michael Main (2001) African Adventurer's Guide to Botswana, Published by Struik, ISBN 978-1-86872-576-2. 304 pages
  4. ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Makgadikgadi, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham