Place:Tshabong, Kgalagadi, Botswana

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NameTshabong
TypeCity
Coordinates26.05°S 22.45°E
Located inKgalagadi, Botswana
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Tsabong, also spelled Tshabong, is the administrative centre of the Kgalagadi District in Botswana. It is located in the Kalahari Desert. The population was 8939 at the 2011 census.

The primary hospital in Tsabong serves a huge outlying area and includes several tuberculosis refuges where patients and their families can stay while undergoing lengthy outpatient treatment.

Near the town is the Tsabong kimberlite field, one of the largest diamondiferous kimberlite fields in the world.

Tsabong is the site of Botswana’s coldest recorded temperature, registering a temperature of . The record high temperature registered in Tsabong was .[1]

The town is served by Tshabong Airport.

The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison.

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