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Masunga
North Easttown
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Masunga
Total population
5,696
Elevation1180 m
Coordinates-20.62°, 27.45°
Demographic figures from Statistics Botswana. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Elevation
1180 m
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Overview
Masunga /ˈmɑːsuŋɡʌ/ is a Bakalanga settlement in the North-East District of Botswana. The village is the Headquarters of the North East District. The nearest city is Francistown which is about 120 km (75 mi) away. The Chief of the region is Kgosi Thabo Maruje Masunga III, who took over from his uncle Christopher Masunga.
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Latitude
-20.6207
Longitude
27.4451
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Recently spotted species

Southern Lesser Galago
Galago moholi
Seen 2025-05-03

chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Seen 2021-12-28

Serrated Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios sinuatus
Seen 2021-12-28

Mountain rock fig
Ficus glumosa
Seen 2012-12-02

Barleria eylesii
Barleria eylesii
Seen 2012-12-02

Bushveld Gardenia
Gardenia volkensii
Seen 2012-08-11

Kwekwebush
Tapinanthus quequensis
Seen 2012-08-11

Sticky Psiadia
Psiadia punctulata
Seen 2012-08-11

Jacket plum
Pappea capensis
Seen 2012-08-10
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image