Tsabong

Tshabong
The town of Tsabong
The town of Tsabong
Tshabong is located in Botswana
Tshabong
Tshabong
Location in Botswana
Coordinates: 26°1′12″S 22°24′20″E / 26.02000°S 22.40556°E / -26.02000; 22.40556
Country Botswana
DistrictKgalagadi District
Elevation
962 m (3,156 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
8,939
Time zone0200 UTC
ClimateBWh

Tshabong, also spelled Tsabong, is the administrative centre of the Kgalagadi District in Botswana. It is located in the Kalahari Desert. The population was 8939 in the 2011 census.

The primary hospital in Tshabong 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 Tshabong kimberlite field, one of the largest diamondiferous kimberlite fields in the world. The field covers a large area of southwestern Botswana and contains dozens of known kimberlite bodies. A 2019 study of Botswana's kimberlite fields recorded 86 kimberlites in the Tshabong field. The field is notable for the exceptionally large size of several of its kimberlites, particularly the MK1 pipe, which covers approximately 140–180 hectares and has been described as one of the largest known diamondiferous kimberlites in the world.

Tshabong is the site of Botswana's coldest recorded temperature, registering a temperature of −15.0 °C (5.0 °F).[when?] The record high temperature registered in Tsabong was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F).[when?]

The town is served by Tshabong Airport.

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

In September 2023, Botswana's first carbon credit program, led by the startup Gazelle Ecosolutions, began in and around Tsabong.

The solar eclipse of November 25, 2030 will be visible in Tsabong.

Schools

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Botswana Notes and Records, Volume 51". Botswana Notes and Records. 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "Internal geology and emplacement processes of Kimberlites, Case Study from the Tsabong Kimberlite Field, Botswana". Luleå University of Technology. 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Botswana's Climate". Meteorological Services Botswana. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Prisons and Rehabilitation." (Archive) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Mguni, Mbongeni (18 September 2023). "Pioneering carbon credits project emerges in Tsabong". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "These UT Sophomores Started a Company That Incentivizes Sustainability". The Alcalde. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "November 25, 2030 Total Solar Eclipse in Tsabong, Botswana". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
Camels are used for patrol by the police in this area

26°1′12″S 22°24′20″E / 26.02000°S 22.40556°E / -26.02000; 22.40556