Letlhakane

Letlhakane
Village
Nickname:  Zowa
Letlhakane
Coordinates: 21°25′S 25°35′E
Country	Botswana
District	Central District
Elevation	997 m (3,271 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	20,841
Time zone	GMT +2

Letlhakane is a village in the Central District of Botswana. Letlhakane is the headquarters of the Boteti sub-district.[2][3] It is located south of Mmatshumo and the population of the village was 22,911 in 2011 census.

Within 15–20 km of Letlhakane are four diamond mines. Three of the mines are operated by Debswana: Letlhakane mine in south-east, Orapa in north-west and Damtshaa in north. The other is operated by Boteti Mining (Karowe diamond mine) located in the south-west of the village. Boteti Mining is owned by Lucara Diamonds

The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Letlhakane Prison.[4]

Education

Letlhakane is home to one (1) senior secondary school; Letlhakane Senior Secondary School. The two junior schools found in Letlhakane are Ditsweletse Community Junior Secondary School and Motsumi Community Junior Secondary School. There are five (5) primary schools in Letlhakane, namely, Mokane Primary School, Letlhakane Primary School, Retlhatloleng Primary School, Seaseole Primary School and Supang Memorial Primary School.

References

1. "2011 census". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
2. "Sub-districts of Botswana", Wikipedia, 28 May 2020, retrieved 31 January 2021
3. "Home". boteti.cdc.gov.bw. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
4. "Prisons and Rehabilitation." (Archive) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.

21°25′S 25°35′E