Mahalapye

Mahalapye
Mahalapye
Mahalapye is located in Botswana
Mahalapye
Location of Mahalpye in Botswana
Coordinates: 23°06′S 26°48′E / 23.1°S 26.8°E / -23.1; 26.8
Country Botswana
District Central District
Government
 - Mayor TBA
Elevation 900 m (2,953 ft)
Population (2008)[citation needed]
 - Total 42,000

Mahalapye is a town located in the Central District of Botswana. The town has about 39,000 inhabitants[citation needed] and is situated along the main road between the capital Gaborone and the second largest city Francistown. Mahalapye has a bus station, a railwaystation, a couple of hotels and a market area with many shops and fastfood restaurants. It also has several petrol stations, some open 24/7. Being situated on the edge of the Kalahari desert it is quite dry, and the local waterways are dry except during the rainy season. In recent times, it has become a convenient stop-over town for travellers travelling to and from Gaborone.

  • Center of Mahalapye

  • Traditional house in Mahalapye

Coordinates: 23°06′S 26°48′E / 23.1°S 26.8°E / -23.1; 26.8

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Retrieved from Botswana's 2001 Population and Housing Census



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