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Tsabong

Coordinates: 26°1′12″S 22°24′20″E / 26.02000°S 22.40556°E / -26.02000; 22.40556
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Tshabong
The town of Tsabong
The town of Tsabong
Tshabong is located in Botswana
Tshabong
Tshabong
Location in Botswana
Coordinates: 26°1′12″S 22°24′20″E / 26.02000°S 22.40556°E / -26.02000; 22.40556
Country Botswana
DistrictKgalagadi District
Elevation
962 m (3,156 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
8,939
Time zone0200 UTC
ClimateBWh

Tshabong or Tsabong is the administrative centre of the Kgalagadi District in Botswana. It is located in the Kalahari Desert. The population was 8939 at 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.

The town is served by Tshabong Airport.

The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison.[2]

Schools

TM MALL

References

  1. ^ "2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  2. ^ "Prisons and Rehabilitation." (Archive) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
Camels are used for patrol by the police in this area

26°1′12″S 22°24′20″E / 26.02000°S 22.40556°E / -26.02000; 22.40556