Goodhope, Botswana

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Goodhope
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Goodhope
Location in Botswana
Coordinates: 25°28′1.64″S25°26′21.17″E / 25.4671222°S 25.4392139°E / -25.4671222; 25.4392139
Country Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
District Goodhope District
Government
Population
 (2011)
  Total6,362

Goodhope is a village in the Goodhope District of Botswana. It serves as the administrative center for the Goodhope District Council.

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Geography

Goodhope has a Primary Hospital, a Land Board (Rolong Land Board) a Clinic, a primary school, a Junior Secondary School, a Secondary School, and a Police Station. [1]

Goodhope is approximately 48 km from Lobatse, which is the nearest town serving all villages with banking services, shopping malls, and other amenities. [2] Goodhope is approximately 115 km from Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana.

Population

The population was 5,777 in the 2011 census.

Government

Goodhope is under the Goodhope-Mabule Constituency [3] represented by MP Eric Molale in the National Assembly.

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References

  1. "Botswana Central Statistics Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
  2. "Botswana Places". Botswana.places-in-the-world.com.
  3. Kavahematui, Justice (18 August 2015). "Goodhope-Mabule's soaring unemployment and poverty rates - Botswana Guardian". Botswana Guardian . Retrieved 18 November 2018.