Seleka, Botswana Explained

Official Name:	Seleka
Pushpin Map:	Botswana
Mapsize:	200px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Botswana
Subdivision Type1:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Central District
Leader Title:	Mayor
Population As Of:	2012
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	1009
Timezone:	GMT +2
Coordinates:	-23.1°N 74°W

Seleka is a village in near Mahalapye in the Central District of Botswana. It derives its name from the name of one of the four subgroups of the Rolong people.^[2] Seleka had 1157 inhabitants in 2011^[3]

The area was previously grouped under Tumasera - with four villages: Tubjwa, Malete, Seleka and Rasesa, but Seleka was given autonomy in 2006^[4] and given separate census in 2011.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 Census. dead. https://archive.today/20130111114808/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-42&srt=pnan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=1pnan. 11 January 2013.
2. Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East - Page 615 2009 "Seleka. The Seleka are one of the four main subgroups of the Rolong. The Rolong are a Tswana people of Southern Africa."
3. Botswana Central Statistics Office [//www.cso.gov.bw/media/2011%20Census%20_Alphabetical%20Index%20_Population%20of%20Localities.pdf]
4. « Botswana: Hope for Peace At Tumasera-Seleka », Mmegi, 31 juillet 2006 http://allafrica.com/stories/200607311492.html
5. « Census opens old wounds in Tumasera and Seleka », Mmegi Online, 19 Aug 2011 http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=1111&dir=2011/August/Friday19
6. Groundwater Development in Ramokgonami and Seleka Villages, Central District: Rural Village Water Supply Programme, Final Report, Water Resources Consultants (Pty) Ltd, Gaborone, 2000