Kgalagadi
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Kgalagadi | |
Capital | Tshabong |
Population | 42,049 inhabitants |
Census | 2001 |
Area | 106,940 km² |
Density | 0.39/km² |
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Kgalagadi is a district in southwest Botswana, lying along that country's border with Namibia and South Africa. The administrative center is Tshabong. Kgalagadi covers a vast area of the Kalahari Desert. It has a total area of 105,200 km², and has a population of only 42,000 (2001). More than one-third of the district is covered by the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, which extends into South Africa.
Kgalagadi's location causes it to border the following regions and provinces:
- Omaheke Region, Namibia - northwest
- Hardap Region, Namibia - southwest
- Northern Cape Province, South Africa - south
- North West Province, South Africa - southeast
Domestically, it borders the following districts:
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Central | Ghanzi | Kgalagadi | Kgatleng | Kweneng | North-East | North-West | South-East | Southern |