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Molapowabojang
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Overview
Molapowabojang is a village in the Southern District of Botswana. It is located between Lobatse and Kanye, about 15 km north-west of Lobatse. The village had a population of 7,520 in the 2011 Census and 8,722 in the 2022 Census. The village falls under an administration of the Southern District Council which is headquartered in Kanye.
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History
Molapowabojang was founded in 1914. Most of its inhabitants are from the Southern District/Ngwaketse District. It is believed that the Matabele tribe once inhabited the place and used it as a harbor during the Mzilikazi Kingdom. This is evidenced by the footprints and butt prints that are visible in some rocks of Motsenekatse Hill and the name Motsenekatse has also been derived from "Mzilikazi".
Geography
Molapowabojang is built along the river, hence the name Molapowabojang which means "Rivergrass". This river runs almost around the village and it is believed that it used to supply the village with fresh water before they had clean drinking water supply. There are also several hills in the village, Motsenekatse which is the largest, Chichi Hill, Ntomalome and several other smaller hills.
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- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image