Selebi-Phikwe
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| Coordinates | 21 ° 59 ′ S , 27 ° 50 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Botswana | ||
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self-governing city |
Selebi-Phikwe | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BW-SP | ||
| height | 869 m | ||
| Residents | 49,411 (2011) | ||
Selebi-Phikwe is a mining town in northeast Botswana . With 49,411 inhabitants (2011 census) it is the seventh largest city in the country. The city is located in the Central District but is self-governing.
The city emerged from the two villages of Selebi and Phikwe, 14 kilometers apart, between which a copper and nickel deposit , discovered in 1967, extends. The mine, the first settlements and finally the town of Selebi-Phikwe were built on the farmland between the two villages. The mine is operated by the country's largest private employer, the mining company Bamangwato Concessions Ltd. (BCL).
The Selebi-Phikwe coal-fired power plant was the second largest power plant in Botswana with an output of 60 MW , but was shut down in the 2000s.
Selebi Phikwe Airport is close to the city .
Town twinning
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Tsumeb (since April 15, 2015)
See also
literature
- Ilona Hupe, Manfred Vachal: Traveling in Botswana. Ilona Hupe, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-932084-26-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census (English, PDF), accessed on December 13, 2014
- ↑ Portrait at botswanatourism.co.bw (English), accessed on July 20, 2015
- ↑ Report at scalesgroup.net ( Memento from June 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Selebi Phikwe Airport ( Memento from November 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 13, 2014