Bangwaketse

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Bangwaketse
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Bangwaketse
Coordinates: 24°59′S25°21′E / 24.983°S 25.350°E / -24.983; 25.350
CountryBotswana
Time zone UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (not observed)

The Bangwaketse (also known as the BaNgwaketse, or Ngwaketse) are one of the eight principal tribes in Botswana, and are ethnic Tswana. [1] [2] [3] (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. [4] The king of the tribe is King Malope II, son of Seepapitso IV. [5] 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.

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A documentary on the Bangwaketse royal family was filmed in 2003–2005: "The Queen's Courtyard". [6]

Villages

Population 2022 [7] TotalMaleFemale
Ngwaketse140,29667,90972,387
Village Kanye48,02822,27325,755
Village Ranaka3,2071,4891,718
Village Lotlhakane West2,0569441,112
 Village Gasita1,188561627
Village Lorolwana2,2251,0071,218
Village Kgomokasitwa 1,669823846
Village Pitseng1,526704822
Village Lekgolobotlo1,334639695
 Village Seherelela884403481
 Village Lotlhakane6,0452,7513,294
 Village Sese6,7983,4693,329
 Village Sesung1,006483523
 Village Magotlhwane1,751845906
 Village Segwagwa1,008479529
 Village Manyana3,7501,7631,987
 Village Dipotsana1136746
 Village Diabo261116145
 Village Molapowabojang8,7224,0244,698
 Village Ralekgetho554250304
 Village Moshaneng1,9619061,055
 Village Moshupa23,85811,09712,761
 Village Ntlhantlhe2,8421,3261,516
Village Tshwaane19389104
 Village Selokolela1,750766984
 Village Mogonye1,081514567
Village Betesankwe507255252
 Village Gathwane1,099528571
 Village Digawana4,3562,0332,323
Village Magoriapitse1,048482566
Village Lejwana829393436
Village Mogojogojo981477504
 Village Mmathethe5,4212,4452,976
Village Mokgomane847397450
Village Digawana4,3562,0332,323
Village Magoriapitse1,048482566
Village Lejwana829393436
Village Mogojogojo981477504
Village Mmathethe5,4212,4452,976
 Village Mokgomane847397450

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Schapera, Isaac (1942). Botswana Traditional States . Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Schapera, Isaac (2007). A Short History of the Bangwaketse. p. 26.
  3. ↑ Schapera, I. (1942). "A Short History of the Bangwaketse". African Studies. 1 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1080/00020184208706566.
  4. ↑ Scotch, Kangangwani Knight (2008). The Settlement Nexus of the Southern Tswana on Hilltops and Valleys in Present Day South East Botswana in the 19th Century. University of Pretoria.
  5. ↑ Otlogetswe, Thapelo (2011). "History of the Bangwaketse" . Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Heldmann, Eva (2005). The Queen's Courtyard. Eva Heldmann Filmproduktion.
  7. ↑ Statistics Botswana (2022). Population and Housing Census 2022: Population of Cities, Towns and Villages v. 2. Statistics Botswana. ISBN   978-99968-959-3-7.
  8. ↑ "The baNgwaketse (Tribe)" . Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Setswana Bangwaketse" . Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  10. ↑ Ngcongco, Leonard (1976). "Aspects of the History of the Bangwaketse to 1910". dissertation. Yale Library: Dalhousie University. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.


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