Kasane
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Coordinates | 17 ° 49 ′ S , 25 ° 9 ′ E | |
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Country | Botswana | |
Chobe District | ||
ISO 3166-2 | BW-CH | |
Residents | 9250 (2019) | |
Aerial view of Kasane. At the bottom of the picture the Chobe River . At the top of the Kasane Airport
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Kasane is a city in Botswana with 9250 inhabitants (as of 2019). It is located in the Chobe District in the four-country corner of Botswana, Namibia , Zambia and Zimbabwe on the Chobe , which also forms the northeast border of the Chobe National Park , and near the mouth of the Chobe into the Zambezi .
Due to the favorable transport infrastructure, Kasane is a focal point for tourists. The Kasane Airport is on scheduled flights from Maun , Gaborone and Johannesburg to reach. Charter flights connect the lodges in other parts of the country with Kasane. There are road connections to the Okavango Delta , towards Francistown and in the Namibian Caprivi Strip to Katima Mulilo and to Victoria Falls , Zimbabwe. Zambia, about the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls, can be reached via a ferry across the Zambezi .