Bangwaketse Explained

Official Name:Bangwaketse
Pushpin Map:Botswana
Subdivision Name:Botswana
Subdivision Type:Country
Population As Of:2001
Timezone:Central Africa Time
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:not observed
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:-24.9833°N 46°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Area Code Type:Geographical area code

The Bangwaketse (also known as the BaNgwaketse, or Ngwaketse) are one of the eight principal tribes in Botswana, and are ethnic Tswana.[2] [3] [4] (The "Ba" or "Bo" prefix in African tribal names in southern Africa means "people of" or "people who speak". "Ma" means "person of".) Kanye is the original Bangwaketse village located in the Southern District settled in 1853, originally called Ntsweng Hill.[5] The king of the tribe is King Malope II, son of Seepapitso IV.[6] The Bangwaketse people live in the arid mountainous region of Southern Botswana mentioned in the book Cherub: Guardian Angel. It is bordered by Moshupa, Lobatse, and Jwaneng, and it is a 45-minute drive from Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. The village is served by Kanye Airport.

A documentary on the Bangwaketse royal family was filmed in 2003–2005: "The Queen's Courtyard".[7]

Villages

Population 2022[8] TotalMaleFemale
Ngwaketse140,29667,90972,387
Village Kanye 48,02822,27325,755
Village Ranaka 3,2071,4891,718
Village Lotlhakane West 2,0569441,112
Village Gasita 1,188561627
Village Lorolwana 2,2251,0071,218
1,669823846
Village Pitseng 1,526704822
Village Lekgolobotlo 1,334639695
Village Seherelela 884403481
Village Lotlhakane 6,0452,7513,294
Village Sese 6,7983,4693,329
Village Sesung 1,006483523
Village Magotlhwane 1,751845906
Village Segwagwa 1,008479529
Village Manyana 3,7501,7631,987
Village Dipotsana 1136746
Village Diabo 261116145
Village Molapowabojang 8,7224,0244,698
Village Ralekgetho 554250304
Village Moshaneng1,9619061,055
Village Moshupa 23,85811,09712,761
Village Ntlhantlhe 2,8421,3261,516
Village Tshwaane 19389104
Village Selokolela 1,750766984
Village Mogonye 1,081514567
Village Betesankwe 507255252
Village Gathwane 1,099528571
Village Digawana4,3562,0332,323
Village Magoriapitse 1,048482566
Village Lejwana829393436
Village Mogojogojo 981477504
Village Mmathethe5,4212,4452,976
Village Mokgomane 847397450
Village Digawana4,3562,0332,323
Village Magoriapitse 1,048482566
Village Lejwana829393436
Village Mogojogojo 981477504
Village Mmathethe5,4212,4452,976
Village Mokgomane 847397450

Notable people

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kanye, Botswana Page. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 2009-12-27.
  2. Book: Botswana Traditional States. 14 October 2012. Schapera. Isaac. 1942.
  3. Book: Schapera, Isaac. A Short History of the Bangwaketse. 2007. 26.
  4. Schapera. I.. A Short History of the Bangwaketse. African Studies. 1942. 1. 1. 1–26. 10.1080/00020184208706566.
  5. Book: Scotch, Kangangwani Knight. The Settlement Nexus of the Southern Tswana on Hilltops and Valleys in Present Day South East Botswana in the 19th Century. University of Pretoria. 2008.
  6. Web site: Otlogetswe. Thapelo. History of the Bangwaketse. 2011. 14 October 2012.
  7. Book: The Queen's Courtyard. Heldmann, Eva. 2005. Eva Heldmann Filmproduktion.
  8. Book: Statistics Botswana . Population and Housing Census 2022: Population of Cities, Towns and Villages v. 2 . Statistics Botswana . 2022 . 978-99968-959-3-7 .
  9. Web site: The baNgwaketse (Tribe). 14 October 2012.
  10. Web site: Setswana Bangwaketse. 14 October 2012.
  11. Web site: Ngcongco. Leonard. Aspects of the History of the Bangwaketse to 1910. dissertation. Dalhousie University. 1976. Yale Library. 14 October 2012. https://archive.today/20121212103004/http://yufind.library.yale.edu/yufind/Record/168701. 2012-12-12. dead.

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