What is the population of Lerala, Central?

Lerala has a population of approximately 5,474 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Lerala, Central located?

Lerala is located in Central, Botswana, at approximate coordinates -22.7890°, 27.7619°.

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Lerala

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Total population

5,474

Coordinates-22.79°, 27.76°

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

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City facts

Overview

Lerala is a village in Central District of Botswana. The village is located at the south-eastern end of the Tswapong Hills, 30 km (19 mi) from the Limpopo River and the border with South Africa and approximately 90 km (56 mi) east of Palapye. The population of Lerala was 6,871 in the 2011 census, which was a 20.5% increase from the 2001 population.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

-22.7890

Longitude

27.7619

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)

233

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
30
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
20
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
18
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
12
White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
10
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
7
Pied Crow
Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
7
Cape Starling
Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
7

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

Largest magnitude

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Largest event

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Magdeline Lesolebe

Motswana singer-songwriter

Magadeline Lesolobe

artist

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

Nearby places in Central

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.68

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

2,074

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

Avg daily Wikipedia views

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

Mopane

Colophospermum mopane

Seen 2026-08-10

Bushveld Carpet Flower

Aptosimum lineare

Seen 2026-08-10

African Striped Skink

Trachylepis striata

Seen 2026-08-10

Southern Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Seen 2025-06-24

Common String-of-Stars

Heliotropium steudneri

Seen 2022-11-23

Small-leaved rock fig

Ficus tettensis

Seen 2012-09-02

South African Wild Pear

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