Mochudi

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Mochudi

Total population

44,815

Elevation938 m

Coordinates-24.38°, 26.15°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mochudi is one of the larger villages in Botswana with a population of 50,321 people in 2022. It is situated in the Bakgatla tribal region, in Kgatleng District, about 37 km (23 mi) northeast of Gaborone. The village lies several kilometres from the main Gaborone–Francistown road, and can be accessed through a short turn at Pilane. Mochudi was settled by the Tswana people in 1871. The main attraction in Mochudi is the Phuthadikobo Museum which is perched at the top of a hill and holds a rich history of Bakgatla tribe and Batswana in general.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Nia Künzer

Association footballer

Unity Dow

Motswana politician, Lawyer and Activist

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum

South African contemporary artist (born 1980)

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Pearl Morake

Motswana boxer

J

Jacqueline Kgang

botswanan female cricket player

K

Kagiso Gofaone Molapi

botswanan footballer

P

Palesa Molefe

Miss Botswana 2021/22

T

Tebogo Lebotse Sebego

International Netball Federation board director; president of Africa Netball and the Botswana Netball Association

A

Amantle Brown

Botswanan singer-songwriter

M

Mpho Sebina

Botswana musician

B

Botsogo Mpedi

Botswana cricketer

K

Kekaetswe Moloi

Motswana Footballer

K

Kgomotso Tshwenyego

Actor, writer, social entrepreneur, inspirational speaker, and competition judge

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Orapeleng Phuswane-Katse

Medical Doctor, Public Speaker, Activist

A

Amantle Mokgotlhe

Botswana women's national cricket team

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Lebowa Moroen

journalist

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

Nearby places in Kgatleng

• Bokaa
  8.8 mi away
• Varkala
  4104.3 mi away · pop. 50,000
• Karunagapally
  4106.6 mi away
• Attingal
  4107.8 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Kallambalam
  4109.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kayamkulam
  4109.3 mi away
• Kalluvathukkal
  4109.4 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Balaramapuram
  4110 mi away
• Ambalappuzha
  4110.4 mi away
• Nangiarkulangara
  4110.8 mi away
• Neyyatinkara
  4111.3 mi away
• Haripad
  4111.4 mi away · pop. 10,000

Browse all places in Kgatleng →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mochudi

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Camel Thorn

Vachellia erioloba

Seen 2026-08-30

Wild Everlasting

Helichrysum argyrosphaerum

Seen 2026-08-30

silver terminalia

Terminalia sericea

Seen 2026-08-30

Burchell's Starling

Lamprotornis australis

Seen 2026-08-09

Southern Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Seen 2026-08-09

Short-clawed Lark

Certhilauda chuana

Seen 2026-08-09

Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Seen 2026-08-09

Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Seen 2026-08-09

Long-billed Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Seen 2026-08-09

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