Tsabong
Tshabong | |
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 The town of Tsabong | |
  Tshabong Location in Botswana | |
| Coordinates:26°1′12″S22°24′20″E/ 26.02000°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 spelledTshabong,is the administrative centre of theKgalagadi DistrictinBotswana.It is located in theKalahari Desert.The population was 8939 in the 2011census.[1]
The primary hospital in Tsabong serves a huge outlying area and includes severaltuberculosisrefuges where patients and their families can stay while undergoing lengthy outpatient treatment.
Near the town is the Tsabongkimberlitefield, one of the largestdiamondiferouskimberlite 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 byTshabong Airport.
TheBotswana Prison Service(BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison.[3]
In September 2023, Botswana's firstcarbon creditprogram, led by the startup Gazelle Ecosolutions, began in and around Tsabong.[4][5]
Thesolar eclipse of November 25, 2030will be visible in Tsabong.[6]
Schools
[edit]- Tsabong Primary school
- Nhake Primary school
- Seetelo Memorial Primary school
- Tsabong Unified Secondary School
TM MALL
[edit]- Sefalana Supermarket
- PEP stores
- Absabank
- Furnmart Furniture store
- CashBazar
- JB
- Saba
- KgalagadiPharmacy
- Choppies
- Trans Wholesale
- Tsabong Hyper
- TsabongWater Utilities Customer service
References
[edit]- ^"2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census"(PDF).Retrieved11 September2013.
- ^ab"Botswana's Climate".Meteorological Services Botswana. Archived fromthe originalon 3 December 2008.Retrieved15 July2021.
- ^"Prisons and Rehabilitation."(Archive)Government of Botswana.Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
- ^Mguni, Mbongeni (18 September 2023)."Pioneering carbon credits project emerges in Tsabong".Mmegi Online.Retrieved19 April2024.
- ^"These UT Sophomores Started a Company That Incentivizes Sustainability".The Alcalde.1 January 2023.Retrieved19 April2024.
- ^"November 25, 2030 Total Solar Eclipse in Tsabong, Botswana".www.timeanddate.com.Retrieved19 April2024.
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