Kang, Botswana

Village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana

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Location of Kang in Botswana Landscape with cattle Food preparation

Kang (ǃXóõ: ′ǀná̰m)[1] is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana.

## Geography

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It is situated in the Kalahari Desert on the Trans-Kalahari Highway between Ghanzi in the north and Sekoma in the south. Kang provides access to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the south-west and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in the north-east. The route via Ghanzi reaches the Namibian border, whilst that to Sekoma leads to Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.

## Demographics

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The population was 5,985 according to the 2011 census.[2] The village is growing rapidly.

## Governance

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Kang falls under the Kgalagadi North constituency, whose Member of Parliament is Hon. Talita Monnakgotla. The village is divided into seven wards: Gasekgalo, Gamonyemana (main ward), Gamotshoto, Gapanyana, Gamoriti, Kaatshwene, and Tshwaragano ward. The village is led by a female chief, Kgosi Basadi Seipone, daughter of late former chief Churchill Pego Seipone.

The village's key development areas include the Central Roads Depot, Central Transport Organisation (with a fuel point), Airstrip/Landing ground (along Kang-Tsetseng road). Department Road Transport Service offices are present. A mini Rural Administration Centre/ Service Centre is present. A Brigade Centre and police station are there. Health Clinic, Magistrate Court, Wildlife offices, Botswana Power Corporation Offices, Water Utilities Corporation offices, Facility Management offices.

## Education

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A Botswana Open University Regional Campus is present along with a Senior Secondary, Junior Secondary School and two primary schools.

## Economy

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Kang is home to Bank Gaborone, Choppies superstore, Sefalana Cash and Carry, Kang Ultra Stop, Nkisi Lodge, Nakabu Hotel, Echo Lodge, Yame-Kele Guesthouse, Kang Lodge, Goo Baitshepi Guest house, Kang VDC Guesthouse, Kang Meat Market and Abattoir, PEP Stores, Shoprite and Lavender Pharmacy.

## References

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1. ^ Traill, Anthony (1994). A !Xóõ dictionary. Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung. Köln: R. Köppe. ISBN 978-3-927620-56-8.
2. ^ "2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

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Kgalagadi District of the Republic of Botswana

Urban villages|

* Tsabong

Rural villages|

* Bogogobo
* Bokspits
* Bray
* Gakhibane
* Hukuntsi
* Hunhukwe
* Inalegolo
* Kang
* Khisa
* Khuis
* Khawa
* Kokotsha
* Kolonkwane
* Lehututu
* Lokgwabe
* Make
* Makopong
* Maleshe
* Maralaleng
* Maubelo
* Middlepits
* Monong
* Ncaang
* Ngwatle
* Omaweneno
* Phepheng
* Phuduhudu
* Rapples Pan
* Struizendam
* Tshane
* Ukwi
* Vaalhoek
* Werda
* Zutswa

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