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Gojwane

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Elevation971 m
Coordinates-21.79°, 27.28°

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City facts

Elevation
971 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gojwane is a rural village located in the Central District of Botswana, approximately 80km south of Francistown and 105km north of Palapye. The village receives government and social services from the Tonota District Council as a Remote Area Development Program (RADP) member. According to the Population and Housing Census 2022, Gojwane is home to approximately 1,888 people. Gojwane contains a primary school, a health post, a Village Development Committee, Social and Community Development Office, Agricultural Office, and Tribal Administration.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-21.7857
Longitude
27.2782
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
106
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    12
  • Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    Tockus leucomelas (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves
    7
  • Red-billed Oxpecker
    Buphagus erythrorhynchus (Stanley, 1814) · Aves
    7
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    5
  • Northern Red-billed Hornbill
    Tockus erythrorhynchus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    4
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
    Bubalornis niger A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    4
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Central

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,205 ft (977 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.81
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,121

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
26
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Common Leopard
Common Leopard
Phalanta phalantha
Seen 2025-07-31
Scarlet Tip
Scarlet Tip
Colotis annae
Seen 2019-03-15
Scarlet Tip
Scarlet Tip
Colotis annae annae
Seen 2019-03-15
Southern Scarlet
Southern Scarlet
Axiocerses tjoane tjoane
Seen 2019-03-15
Spotted Paradise Skipper
Spotted Paradise Skipper
Abantis tettensis
Seen 2019-03-15
Silver-spotted Grey
Silver-spotted Grey
Crudaria leroma
Seen 2019-03-15
Danaid Eggfly
Danaid Eggfly
Hypolimnas misippus
Seen 2019-03-15
Teracolus agoye agoye
Teracolus agoye agoye
Teracolus agoye agoye
Seen 2019-03-15
Eastern Scarlet
Eastern Scarlet
Axiocerses tjoane
Seen 2019-03-15

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image