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Kweneng District
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| Kweneng | |
| Capital | Molepolole |
| Population | 230,335 inhabitants |
| Census | 2001 |
| Area | 35,890 km² |
| Density | 6.42/km² |
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Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to Christianity by famed missionary David Livingstone. Various landmarks, including Livingstone's Cave, allude to this history. The seat of the district's government is Molepolole, Botswana's most populous village (only trailing Botswana's two cities: Gaborone and Francistown).
- Molepolole (65,570)
- Mogoditshane (46,493)
- Thamaga (21,141)
- Gabane (13,581)
- Kopong (7,272)
Kweneng is the only district without a foreign border. It borders the following districts:
- Central - northeast
- Kgatleng - east
- South-East - southeast
- Southern - south
- Kgalagadi - west
- Ghanzi - north
Kweneng borders more districts than any other district.
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| Central | Ghanzi | Kgalagadi | Kgatleng | Kweneng | North-East | North-West | South-East | Southern | |