Kasane (disambiguation)

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Francistown Place in North-East District, Botswana

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Chobe National Park Botswana national park

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Kazungula human settlement in Zambia

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Kasane Place in North-West District, Botswana

Kasane is a town in Botswana, close to Africa's 'Four Corners', where four countries almost meet: Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is at the far north-eastern corner of Botswana where it serves as the administrative center of the Chobe District. The population of Kasane was 7,638 in 2001 census.

Sedudu island

Sedudu Island is a fluvial island in the Chobe River, in Botswana adjacent to the border with Namibia. The island was the subject of a territorial dispute between these countries, resolved by a 1999 ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that the border runs down the thalweg of the river immediately north of the island. The island is approximately 5 square kilometres in area, with no permanent residents. For several months each year, beginning around March, the island is submerged by floods.

Maun Airport airport

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Kasane Airport airport

Kasane International Airport is an airport serving Kasane, a town in the North-West District of Botswana. The airport is along the A33 Road, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the town and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the border with Namibia.

Kazungula Ferry

The Kazungula Ferry is a pontoon ferry across the 400-metre-wide (1,300 ft) Zambezi River between Botswana and Zambia. It is one of the largest ferries in south-central Africa, having a capacity of 70 tonnes. The service is provided by two motorised pontoons and operates between border posts at Kazungula, Zambia and Kazungula, Botswana.

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The Internet in Botswana is used by about 28.4% of the population. This is slightly lower than the figure of 28.6% for Africa as a whole in 2015.

Chobe District District in Botswana

Chobe District is an administrative district in the northern part of Botswana, with the headquarters in Kasane. In 2001 it was merged with Ngamiland, and until 2006 it shared with Ngamiland the North-West District Council as local government. Chobe National Park is in the Chobe District. As of 2011, the total population of the district was 23,347 compared to 18,258 in 2001. The growth rate of population during the decade was 2.49. The total number of workers constituted 12,059 with 6,113 males and 5,947 females, with majority of them working in public administration.

Impalila island in Namibia between the Zambezi river and Chobe River

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Kazungula, Botswana Place in North-West District, Botswana

Kazungula is a village in the far north of Botswana, 8 km east of the town of Kasane. It lies on the south bank of the Chobe and Zambezi rivers.

Prostitution in Botswana is not illegal, but laws such as public disorder, vagrancy, loitering and state recognised religious provisions are used to prosecute prostitutes. Related activities such as soliciting and brothel keeping are illegal. Botswana has made proposals to make prostitution legal to prevent the spread of AIDS. However, there has been mass opposition to it by the Catholic Church. Prostitution is widespread and takes place on the street, bars, hotels, brothels and the cabs of long distance trucks.

Kafubu is a small village on the eastern tip of the Caprivi Strip, across from Kasane, Botswana on the Chobe River in Namibia. With a population of between 200 and 300, Kafubu villagers are mostly Subiya cultivators and fishermen. The village can only be reached by boat, with a small Namibian customs office located nearby. Several large baobab trees dot the area. Most homes in Kafubu are made of reeds and dirt. Tourists visiting Kafubu from nearby Kasane and Chobe National Park can tour the village and buy crafts.