Kopong

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

Overview

Kopong is a small village in Kweneng District of Botswana. It is located around 25 km north of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. The population was 5,571 in 2001 census and 9,520 at the 2011 census, making it the sixth largest settlement in Kweneng. It is now becoming a suburb of Gaborone agglomeration home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Some of the well known sites include the Gospel Of God's Grace Ministries, a popular church led by Prophet Cedric Kobedi where thousands gather weekly to worship.

Geography

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

Nearby places in Kweneng

• Mmatseta
  3.5 mi away
• Gakuto
  6.6 mi away
• Mmopane
  6.6 mi away · pop. 14,655
• Metsimotlhabe
  7.8 mi away · pop. 8,081
• Mogoditshane
  10.8 mi away · pop. 57,637
• Kgope
  11.5 mi away
• Gamodubu
  12.1 mi away
• Ditshukudu
  13.4 mi away
• Mmanoko
  14.4 mi away
• Gabane
  15.2 mi away · pop. 14,842
• Lentsweletau
  15.3 mi away
• Dikgatlhong
  17.3 mi away

Browse all places in Kweneng →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Kili Maiden

Amata kilimandjaronis

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Common Dwarf Gecko

Lygodactylus capensis

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Common Voodoo Shieldbug

Deroplax silphoides

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Marico Sunbird

Cinnyris mariquensis

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jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

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castor bean

Ricinus communis

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Wild Everlasting

Helichrysum argyrosphaerum

Seen 2026-09-09

African Plain Tiger

Danaus chrysippus orientis

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Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2026-09-09

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