Place:Ghanzi, Botswana

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NameGhanzi
Alt namesGhantsisource: Wikipedia
Ghanzisource: Wikipedia
TypeDistrict
Coordinates22°S 22.0°E
Located inBotswana
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ghanzi
Kalkfontein
Khomodimo Village
Kule
Mamuno
Matapa
Takachu
Tlapeng
Tshukudu
Tshwaane
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ghanzi (sometimes Gantsi) is a district in western Botswana, bordering Namibia in the west and extending east into much of the interior of the country. The district's administrative centre is the town of Ghanzi. Most of the eastern half of Ghanzi makes up the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The human population at the 2001 census was 43,370, less populous than that of any other district in Botswana. Ghanzi's area is 117,910 km².

In the west, Ghanzi borders the Omaheke Region of Namibia. Domestically, it borders the following districts: North-West on the north, Central on the east, Kweneng on the southeast, Kgalagadi on the south. Ghanzi, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Deception Valley, Ghanzi Craft, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Khutse Game Reserve are the major game areas in the district.

The district is administered by a district administration and district council which are responsible for local administration. The total number of workers constituted 10,294 with 5,959 males and 4,335 females, with agriculture as the major occupation.

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