Robelela
Robelela | |
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  Robelela Location of Robelela | |
| Coordinates:21°35′25″S27°59′06″E/ 21.5902°S 27.9850°E | |
| Country | Botswana |
| District | Central District |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 471 |
Robelelais a village inCentral DistrictofBotswana.It is located south-east ofFrancistown,close to the border withZimbabwe.The population was 471 in 2001 census.[1]
Robelela in the Bobirwa Sub-District, is the village closest to theDikgatlhong Dam,completed in 2012. This will be the biggest dam in Botswana with a carrying capacity of 400 million cubic meters. A pipeline toSelebi-Phikweis planned to carry the water to theNorth-South Carrier Pipeline,which will take the water south from Selebi-Phikwe toGaborone.[2]
The influx of construction workers for the three major components of the project, which includes a new tarred road, and the relocation of affected settlements has started to increase the population of Robelela, and there is concern that these previously isolated communities are a high risk for HIV/AIDS and STD infections. Recognizing the risk of mobile communities for HIV and STD transmission, the Department of Water Affairs has contracted Tebelopele (the largest NGO in Botswana, responsible for HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing) to implement a program of intervention, education and testing in the region. Tebelopele has appointed Golekanye Monare as Project manager for the Dikgatong Dam.
References
[edit]- ^"Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census".Archived fromthe originalon 24 November 2007.Retrieved8 January2008.
- ^"Dikgatlhong dam".Jeffares & Green. Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2012.Retrieved21 September2012.
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