Shoshong
Shoshong is a town in Botswana, formerly the chief settlement of the eastern Bamangwato.
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Place details
- Locality
- Shoshong
- Region
- Central District
- Country
- Botswana
- Population
- 8,887
- Timezone
- Africa/Gaborone
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Physical location
- History
- The move to Palapye
- Modern Shoshong
- References
Shoshong is a town in Botswana, formerly the chief settlement of the eastern Bamangwato.
==Physical location== Shoshong is located just north of the Tropic of Capricorn at , in the Central District of Botswana, about west of Mahalapye. The town is situated above sea level in the valley of the Shoshong, an intermittent tributary of the Limpopo. Nearby villages are Tobela, Ikongwe, Kalamare, Mmutlane, and Mosolotshane.
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