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Jwaneng

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Jwaneng

Total population

18,063

Elevation1189 m
Coordinates-24.60°, 24.73°

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City facts

Elevation
1189 m

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Overview

Jwaneng is a town located in the Southern District of Botswana, but it is not part of this, being a separate district, with its own Town Council.

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History & geography

History

The town was formed around the Jwaneng diamond mine, considered the richest in the world in terms of its content of gem-quality diamonds. At its inception it was a 'closed town', meaning that in order to live there permission was needed from the owners of the mine, Debswana. In 2015, Jwaneng had 13,162 residents. It was identified as the second richest village in Botswana, with a poverty rate of less than 3%.

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Geography

Latitude
-24.6004
Longitude
24.7303
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Earthquake history

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.05
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,208

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
299
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

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Books about Jwaneng

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image