Zwenshambe

Zwenshambe is a village in the North-East District[2] of Botswana. It is situated between Gungwe village in the west, Nlapkhwane village in the east, Mulambakwena village in the south and the Zimbabwe[3] border in the north. It is not far from the Ramokgwebana Border Post.[4] The nearest city to Zwenshambe is Francistown which is also the second largest city in Botswana.

Zwenshambe
Village
Zwenshambe is located in Botswana
Zwenshambe
Zwenshambe
Coordinates: 20.5092°S 27.4263°E / -20.5092; 27.4263
CountryBotswana
DistrictNorth-East
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,943
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (not observed)
ClimateBSh

Language

People from Zwenshambe speak Kalanga[5] language.[6]

Schools

There is a primary school, a community Junior Secondary school and a Brigade in Zwenshambe.[7] The Zwenshambe Community Junior Secondary School[8] was completed in 1983 but started operating in 1985.

Demographics

The population in 2001 was 1,468.[1] The population in 2011 was 1,943.[1]

References
  1. "NORTH EAST DISTRICT - POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2011 SELECTED INDICATORS" (PDF). Statistics Botswana. 2011. p. 14. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "Botswana - North-East District". www.botswana-info.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  3. "Zimbabwe", Wikipedia, 2021-08-10, retrieved 2021-08-11
  4. "ramokgwebana border post - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. Chebanne, Andy; Mathangwane, Joyce T.; Letsholo-Tafila, Rose (2018), Kamusella, Tomasz; Ndhlovu, Finex (eds.), "Kalanga", The Social and Political History of Southern Africa's Languages, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 119–131, doi:10.1057/978-1-137-01593-8_8, ISBN 978-1-137-01593-8, retrieved 2021-08-11
  6. Chebanne, Andy; Mathangwane, Joyce T.; Letsholo-Tafila, Rose (2018), Kamusella, Tomasz; Ndhlovu, Finex (eds.), "Kalanga", The Social and Political History of Southern Africa's Languages, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 119–131, doi:10.1057/978-1-137-01593-8_8, ISBN 978-1-137-01593-8, retrieved 2021-08-09
  7. "A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN PSLE AND JCE AGRICULTURE | Lonaka Journal of Learning and Teaching". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "zwenshambe community junior secondary school started - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
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