Moshupa
| Moshupa | |||
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| Coordinates | 24 ° 47 ′ S , 25 ° 25 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Botswana | ||
| Southern District | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | BW-SO | ||
| height | 1127 m | ||
| Residents | 20,016 (2011) | ||
Moshupa , even Mosopa , is a place in the Southern District in Botswana .
geography
In 2011 Moshupa had 20,016 residents. The place is in the sub-district Ngwaketse West .
The area is flat but has a few hills with rock overhangs. The climate is arid . The Mosope River, which only has temporary water , runs through the village.
history
Moshupa was founded by the Bakgatla -ba-ga Mmanaana. Mokgweetsi Masisi of the Botswana Democratic Party , who was appointed president in 2018, comes from Moshupa. He was a member of the constituency of Moshupa / Mangana until he took office, as did his father Edison Masisi, who died in 2003 .
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture is practiced around Moshupa, mainly cattle breeding.
Moshupa is on the A10 highway , which connects Thamaga and Gaborone in the northeast with Kanye in the southwest.
The Mmanaana Senior Secondary School is located in Moshupa .
See also
Web links
- Gasebalwe Seretse: Moshupa: the village of hanging rocks. mmegi.bw of August 23, 2007 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census 2011, p. 8 ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English; PDF), accessed on April 24, 2018
- ↑ a b Gasebalwe Seretse: Moshupa: the village of hanging rocks. mmegi.bw of August 23, 2007 (English), accessed on April 24, 2018
- ↑ Bame Piet: No more livestock in Moshupa. mmegi.bw of July 2, 2010 (English), accessed April 24, 2018
