Kgalagadi District

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Basic data
Country Botswana
Capital Tshabong
surface 105,200 km²
Residents 50,720 (2011 census)
density 0.5 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 BW-KG

Coordinates: 25 ° 59 ′  S , 22 ° 13 ′  E

Kgalagadi is a district in Botswana . It is 105,200 km² and has 50,720 inhabitants (according to the 2011 census).

The district is located in the south-west of the country, borders South Africa and consists to a large extent of the Kalahari desert. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park covers over a third of the area. The seat of the administration is in Tshabong .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census, including residents of Molapo and Metsimanong (English, PDF), accessed December 14, 2014