Tsabong Explained

Official Name:Tshabong
Pushpin Map:Botswana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Botswana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Botswana
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Kgalagadi District
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:8939
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:0200 UTC
Coordinates:-26.02°N 22.4056°W
Elevation M:962
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:BWh

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

Tsabong is the site of Botswana's coldest recorded temperature, registering a temperature of .[2] The record high temperature registered in Tsabong was .

The town is served by Tshabong Airport.

The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison.[3]

In September 2023, Botswana's first carbon credit program, led by the startup Gazelle Ecosolutions, began in and around Tsabong.[4] [5]

The solar eclipse of November 25, 2030 will be visible in Tsabong.[6]

Schools

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census . 2013-09-11.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20081203143334/http://www.weather.info.bw/resources/entry_fs.html . 3 December 2008 . Botswana's Climate . Meteorological Services Botswana . 15 July 2021.
  3. "Prisons and Rehabilitation." (Archive) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Mguni . Mbongeni . 2023-09-18 . Pioneering carbon credits project emerges in Tsabong . 2024-04-19 . Mmegi Online . en.
  5. Web site: 2023-01-01 . These UT Sophomores Started a Company That Incentivizes Sustainability . 2024-04-19 . The Alcalde . en-US.
  6. Web site: November 25, 2030 Total Solar Eclipse in Tsabong, Botswana . 2024-04-19 . www.timeanddate.com . en.