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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Key facts

Settlement.name: Shoshong
Settlement.settlement_type: Central District
Settlement.pushpin_map: Botswana
Settlement.image_caption: Location of Shoshong in Botswana
Settlement.population_total: 8,887
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central District
Settlement.timezone: Central Africa Time
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: not observed
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement.blank_name: Climate
Settlement.blank_info: BSh
Settlement.iso_code: BW-CE

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 970

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Commons category: Shoshong
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Contents

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.