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Pandamatenga is a village in the Chobe District, Botswana. It is located close to the country's border with Zimbabwe, whose border post is known as Mpandamatenga.

Both commercial and communal farming takes place in the lands around Pandamatenga. Approximately 40 000 hectares are planted to crops such as sweet sorghum, cowpeas and sunflower. The introduction of Australian farming techniques has increased productivity in the area. [1] The population of Pandamatenga was 1,545 in the 2001 census. [2]

Pandamatenga is served by the Pandamatenga Airport.

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References

  1. "Masedi Farms records impressive produce". Botswana Press Agency (BOPA). Archived from the original on 2 October 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
  2. "Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census". Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2007.

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