Kang, Botswana

Kang (ǃXóõ: ′ǀná̰m)[1] is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana.

Geography

It is situated in the Kalahari Desert on the Trans-Kalahari Highway between Ghanzi in the north and Sekoma in the south. Kang provides access to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the south-west and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in the north-east. The route via Ghanzi reaches the Namibian border, whilst that to Sekoma leads to Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.

Demographics

The population was 5,985 according to the 2011 census.[2] The village is growing rapidly.

Governance

Kang falls under the Kgalagadi North constituency, whose Member of Parliament is Hon. Talita Monnakgotla. The village is divided into seven wards: Gasekgalo, Gamonyemana (main ward), Gamotshoto, Gapanyana, Gamoriti, Kaatshwene, and Tshwaragano ward. The village is led by a female chief, Kgosi Basadi Seipone, daughter of late former chief Churchill Pego Seipone.

The village's key development areas include the Central Roads Depot, Central Transport Organisation (with a fuel point), Airstrip/Landing ground (along Kang-Tsetseng road). Department Road Transport Service offices are present. A mini Rural Administration Centre/ Service Centre is present. A Brigade Centre and police station are there. Health Clinic, Magistrate Court, Wildlife offices, Botswana Power Corporation Offices, Water Utilities Corporation offices, Facility Management offices.

Education

A Botswana Open University Regional Campus is present along with a Senior Secondary, Junior Secondary School and two primary schools.

Economy

Kang is home to Bank Gaborone, Choppies superstore, Sefalana Cash and Carry, Kang Ultra Stop, Nkisi Lodge, Nakabu Hotel, Echo Lodge, Yame-Kele Guesthouse, Kang Lodge, Goo Baitshepi Guest house, Kang VDC Guesthouse, Kang Meat Market and Abattoir, PEP Stores, Shoprite and Lavender Pharmacy.

References

  1. ^ Traill, Anthony (1994). A !Xóõ dictionary. Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung. Köln: R. Köppe. ISBN 978-3-927620-56-8.
  2. ^ "2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

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