Mopipi

Location of Mopipi

Mopipi is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located close to Makgadikgadi Pan. The population was 3,066 in 2001 census.^[1] This area has witnessed steady aridification and desertfication since the Pleistocene, but perhaps most dramatically since the 19th century.^[2] In particular, the Boteti River used to flow year around in this area^[2] on its way to discharge to the Makgadikgadi Pans,^[3] but presently this flow is only in the rainy season.

References

1. ^ "Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census". Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20071124145541/http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist52_53.html. Retrieved 2008-01-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Michael Main (2001) African Adventurer's Guide to Botswana, Published by Struik, ISBN 1868725766, 9781868725762 304 pages
3. ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Makgadikgadi, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham

Coordinates: 21°12′7″S 24°52′6″E / 21.20194°S 24.86833°E / -21.20194; 24.86833