Key facts
- Country
- Botswana
- Capital
- Ghanzi
- Total
- 117,910 km (45,530 sq mi)
- Density
- 0.47965/km (1.2423/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( Central Africa Time )
- Hdi 2017
- 0.666 , medium · 10th
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 43355
- Area
- 117910
- Elevation
- 1088
- Image
- GantsiHighStreet.jpg
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- native label
- Ghanzi
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Ghanzi (sometimes Gantsi) is a district in western Botswana, bordering Namibia in the west and extending east into much of the interior of the country. The district's administrative centre is the town of Ghanzi. Most of the eastern half of Ghanzi makes up the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The human population at the 2022 census was 56,555, less populous than that of any other district in Botswana. Ghanzi's area is 117,910 km².
In the west, Ghanzi borders the Omaheke Region of Namibia. Domestically, it borders the following districts: North-West on the north, Central on the east, Kweneng on the southeast, Kgalagadi on the south. Ghanzi, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Deception Valley, Ghanzi Craft, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Khutse Game Reserve are the major game areas in the district.