Bobonong

Demographic figures from Statistics Botswana. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bobonong is a town in the Central District of Botswana 80 km from Selibe Phikwe town. Bobonong has a population of around 19,000. The Babirwa tribe can be found in this town. The Botswana Pink semi-precious stones can be found in Bobonong region. The Babirwa are known for harvesting the mophane worm. The locals refer to the town as Bobcity or formerly Lekgarapeng, which was derived from the stoney landscape of the town.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Sheila Tlou

Motswana politician, health specialist, nurse and nursing educator

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Tlhalosang Molapisi

Motswana sprinter

Shaw Kgathi

Motswana politician

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Michael Dingake

Botswanan politician (1928–2024)

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Naledi Kaisara

Artist, song writer and Dancer

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Botsile Moreba

Motswana entrepreneur

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Moses Malapela

Motswana Musician

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Norman Seduma Moleboge

retired commissioner

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Phenyo Phillip Nkala

Rapper

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central

• Molalatau
  13.5 mi away · pop. 3,107
• Tobane
  24.6 mi away
• Tshokwe
  24.7 mi away · pop. 1,586
• Moletemane
  39.2 mi away
• Mogapinyana
  59.9 mi away
• Damochujenaa
  61.5 mi away
• Maunatlala
  66.6 mi away · pop. 3,862
• Topisi
  76.3 mi away
• Manaledi
  79.3 mi away
• Malaka
  83 mi away
• Goo-Sekgweng
  84.1 mi away
• Molete
  86.2 mi away

Browse all places in Central →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bobonong

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

White-spot Sandman

Spialia spio

Seen 2023-08-07

Transvaal Thicktail Scorpion

Parabuthus transvaalicus

Seen 2021-12-26

Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise

Kinixys spekii

Seen 2021-12-24

Southern African Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus cowiei

Seen 2021-12-24

Moderate Drab

Plecopterodes moderata

Seen 2019-12-25

Limpopo Euphorbia

Euphorbia schinzii bechuanica

Seen 2019-06-25

Bushman's Hat

Hoodia currorii lugardii

Seen 2016-07-20

Southern Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus pygerythrus

Seen 2013-07-17

Purple Heart

Tradescantia pallida

Seen 2013-07-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).