Bangwaketse

The Bangwaketse (also known as the BaNgwaketse, or Ngwaketse) are one of the eight principal tribes in Botswana, and are ethnic Tswana.[1][2][3] (The "Ba" or "Bo" prefix in African tribal names in southern Africa means "people of" or "people who speak". "Ma" means "person of".) Kanye is the original Bangwaketse village located in the Southern District settled in 1853, originally called Ntsweng Hill.[4] The king of the tribe is King Malope II, son of Seepapitso IV.[5] The Bangwaketse people live in the arid mountainous region of Southern Botswana mentioned in the book Cherub: Guardian Angel. It is bordered by Moshupa, Lobatse, and Jwaneng, and it is a 45-minute drive from Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. The village is served by Kanye Airport.

Bangwaketse
Bangwaketse is located in Botswana
Bangwaketse
Bangwaketse
Coordinates: 24°59′S 25°21′E
CountryBotswana
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (not observed)

A documentary on the Bangwaketse royal family was filmed in 2003–2005: "The Queen's Courtyard".[6]

Villages
Population 2022[7] Total Male Female
Ngwaketse 140,296 67,909 72,387
Village Kanye 48,028 22,273 25,755
Village Ranaka 3,207 1,489 1,718
Village Lotlhakane West 2,056 944 1,112
 Village Gasita 1,188 561 627
Village Lorolwana 2,225 1,007 1,218
Village Kgomokasitwa 1,669 823 846
Village Pitseng 1,526 704 822
Village Lekgolobotlo 1,334 639 695
 Village Seherelela 884 403 481
 Village Lotlhakane 6,045 2,751 3,294
 Village Sese 6,798 3,469 3,329
 Village Sesung 1,006 483 523
 Village Magotlhwane 1,751 845 906
 Village Segwagwa 1,008 479 529
 Village Manyana 3,750 1,763 1,987
 Village Dipotsana 113 67 46
 Village Diabo 261 116 145
 Village Molapowabojang 8,722 4,024 4,698
 Village Ralekgetho 554 250 304
 Village Moshaneng 1,961 906 1,055
 Village Moshupa 23,858 11,097 12,761
 Village Ntlhantlhe 2,842 1,326 1,516
Village Tshwaane 193 89 104
 Village Selokolela 1,750 766 984
 Village Mogonye 1,081 514 567
Village Betesankwe 507 255 252
 Village Gathwane 1,099 528 571
 Village Digawana 4,356 2,033 2,323
Village Magoriapitse 1,048 482 566
Village Lejwana 829 393 436
Village Mogojogojo 981 477 504
 Village Mmathethe 5,421 2,445 2,976
Village Mokgomane 847 397 450
Village Digawana 4,356 2,033 2,323
Village Magoriapitse 1,048 482 566
Village Lejwana 829 393 436
Village Mogojogojo 981 477 504
Village Mmathethe 5,421 2,445 2,976
 Village Mokgomane 847 397 450

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Schapera, Isaac (1942). Botswana Traditional States. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. Schapera, Isaac (2007). A Short History of the Bangwaketse. p. 26.
  3. Schapera, I. (1942). "A Short History of the Bangwaketse". African Studies. 1 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1080/00020184208706566.
  4. Scotch, Kangangwani Knight (2008). The Settlement Nexus of the Southern Tswana on Hilltops and Valleys in Present Day South East Botswana in the 19th Century. University of Pretoria.
  5. Otlogetswe, Thapelo (2011). "History of the Bangwaketse". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  6. Heldmann, Eva (2005). The Queen's Courtyard. Eva Heldmann Filmproduktion.
  7. Statistics Botswana (2022). Population and Housing Census 2022: Population of Cities, Towns and Villages v. 2. Statistics Botswana. ISBN 978-99968-959-3-7.
  8. "The baNgwaketse (Tribe)". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  9. "Setswana Bangwaketse". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  10. Ngcongco, Leonard (1976). "Aspects of the History of the Bangwaketse to 1910". dissertation. Yale Library: Dalhousie University. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.


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