North West District

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North West District
Map status: before 2006
Kgalagadi District Southern District Kweneng District South-East District (Botswana) Kgatleng District Ghanzi District Chobe District North-West District North-East District Central District (Botswana) Angola Sambia Namibia Simbabwe Südafrikalocation
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Basic data
Country Botswana
Capital Maun
Residents 152,284 (2011 census)
ISO 3166-2 BW-NW

Coordinates: 20 ° 0 ′  S , 23 ° 25 ′  E

The North West District (formerly North-West District ; German Northwest District ) is a district of Botswana , which was created in 2001 from the amalgamation of the districts of Chobe and Ngamiland . In 2006, however, the eastern Chobe District was detached from the North West District. The North West District is divided into the sub- districts Ngamiland North , Ngamiland South and Delta . His seat of government is in Maun , the largest city in the district. 152,284 people live in an area of ​​approx. 80,000 km².

In the North West District are the Okavango Delta and Lake Ngami .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census, sum of the three sub-districts (English, PDF), accessed on December 14, 2014