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Rasesa

Kgatlengvillage

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WeatherAvg high 82.6°F
Coordinates-24.37°, 26.07°

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City facts

Overview

Rasesa is a village in the Kgatleng District of Botswana. The village is located 10 km west of Mochudi, along the Gaborone–Mahalapye road. The population was 2,461 in the 2001 census.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-24.3729
Longitude
26.0735
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
82.6°F
Avg low
58.5°F
Annual precipitation
16.7 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,086
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    76
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    74
  • Chinspot Batis
    Batis molitor (Kuster, 1836) · Aves
    65
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    64
  • Blacksmith Lapwing
    Vanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
    63
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    61
  • Namaqua Dove
    Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    59
  • White-browed Scrub Robin
    Erythropygia leucophrys (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    59

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2017-08-12

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nia Künzer
Nia Künzer
Association footballer
Unity Dow
Unity Dow
Motswana politician, Lawyer and Activist
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum
South African contemporary artist (born 1980)
P
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
O
Orapeleng Phuswane-Katse
Medical Doctor, Public Speaker, Activist
A
Amantle Mokgotlhe
Botswana women's national cricket team
L
Lebowa Moroen
journalist

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

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Camel Thorn
Camel Thorn
Vachellia erioloba
Seen 2026-08-30
Wild Everlasting
Wild Everlasting
Helichrysum argyrosphaerum
Seen 2026-08-30
silver terminalia
silver terminalia
Terminalia sericea
Seen 2026-08-30
Burchell's Starling
Burchell's Starling
Lamprotornis australis
Seen 2026-08-09
Western Cattle-Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
Seen 2026-08-02
White-faced Whistling-Duck
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Seen 2026-08-02
Southern Pochard
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Seen 2026-08-02
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Seen 2026-06-28
Burnt-neck Eremomela
Burnt-neck Eremomela
Eremomela usticollis
Seen 2026-06-28

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image