Sub-districts of Botswana

The Central Statistics Office  (CSO) of Botswana displays several tables of population data which don't always present the same set of subdivisions. The list I chose was the finest-grained one. That is, all other lists used either these subdivisions, or units that were several of these subdivisions grouped together. It's not clear what the status of these subdivisions is, either. The census calls them administrative districts. Botswana has larger areas that are also called districts, so I have used the term sub-district to emphasize that most of these are subordinate to a district. Some of them appear to be town councils. Possibly the town councils should be placed on the primary level.

The census also breaks down the population further, by village or village and associated localities.

Sub-districtTypHASCCCPop-1991Pop-2001Area(km.²)
BarolongsBW.SO.BR1118,40047,477
BobonongsBW.CE.BB5253,55866,96414,242
BotetisBW.CE.BT5335,45948,05733,806
ChobesBW.NW.CH7214,12618,25820,800
CKGRsBW.GH.CK81689
DeltasBW.NW.DE732,688
FrancistowntBW.NE.FR0265,24483,02379
GaboronetBW.SE.GB01133,468186,007169
GhanzisBW.GH.GZ8024,71932,481117,910
JwanengtBW.SO.JW0611,18815,179100
Kgalagadi NorthsBW.KG.KN9111,34016,11172,400
Kgalagadi SouthsBW.KG.KS9019,79425,93832,800
KgatlengsBW.KL.KG4057,77073,5077,960
Kweneng EastsBW.KW.KE30141,611189,77331,100
Kweneng WestsBW.KW.KW3128,82640,562
LobatsetBW.SE.LB0326,05229,68942
MahalapyesBW.CE.MA5195,433109,81116,507
Ngamiland NorthsBW.NW.NN7136,72349,64222,730
Ngamiland SouthsBW.NW.NS7057,81172,38286,400
NgwaketsesBW.SO.NG10128,989113,70428,470
Ngwaketse WestsBW.SO.NW1210,471
North EastsBW.NE.NE6043,35449,3995,120
OrapatBW.CE.OR058,8279,15117
Selebi-PhikwetBW.CE.SL0439,77249,84950
Serowe/PalapyesBW.CE.SR50128,471153,03531,381
South EastsBW.SE.SE2043,58460,6231,780
Sowa TowntBW.CE.SW072,2282,879159
TutumesBW.CE.TT54100,049123,51446,140
28 divisions1,326,7961,680,863581,730

 

If data are missing for Barolong or Ngwaketse West, they have been included in Ngwaketse. If data are missing for Kweneng West, it has been included in Kweneng East. If data are missing for Delta, it has been included in Ngamiland South. If data are missing for CKGR, it has been included in Ghanzi.

Other names of subdivisions:

  1. CKGR: Central Kalahari Game Reserve (variant)
  2. Ngamiland North: Okavango (variant)
  3. Ngwaketse: Southern (variant)
  4. Selebi-Phikwe: Selibe-Phikwe (variant)
  5. Sowa Town: Sowa (variant)
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