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Letlhakeng or Lethakeng is an urban village in Kweneng District of Botswana. The village is located 75 km north-west of Molepolole. The population of Letlhakeng was 7,229 in the 2011 census.

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Place details

Locality
Letlhakeng
Region
Kweneng District
Country
Botswana
Population
8,343
Timezone
Africa/Gaborone

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Letlhakeng
Settlement.other_name
Lethakeng
Settlement.settlement_type
city
Settlement.image_skyline
Letlhakeng.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Letlhakeng, 2020
Settlement.pushpin_map
Botswana
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Botswana
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Botswana
Settlement.subdivision_type1
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kweneng District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
7,229
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions
Settlement.website
https://www.letlhakeng.com/

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Elevation
1075
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  • Government and politics
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References

Letlhakeng or Lethakeng is an urban village in Kweneng District of Botswana. The village is located 75 km north-west of Molepolole. The population of Letlhakeng was 7,229 in the 2011 census.

The majority of the people of Letlhakeng are considered part of the Bakwena tribe, which is administered from the kgotla in Molepolole. However, aside from the Bakwena version of standard Setswana (known as Se-kwena), many people speak a version of Se-Kgalagadi - a language distinct from but related to Setswana.

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