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North-East District
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Key facts
- Country
- Botswana
- Capital
- Francistown
- Total
- 5,120 km (1,980 sq mi)
- Density
- 32.7/km (84.7/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( Central Africa Time )
- Hdi 2017
- 0.736 , high · 2nd
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Botswana
- Country
- Botswana
- Located in
- Botswana
- Capital
- Francistown
- Population
- 132422
- Area
- 5120
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Central District
- Image
- LSConfluence.jpg
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- Commons category
- North-East District, Botswana
- topic's main category
- Category:North-East District (Botswana)
- native label
- North-East District
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Encyclopedic overview
The North-East District is one of the administrative districts of Botswana. Its capital is Francistown. In 2011, North-East had a population of 60,264 people. The district is predominantly occupied by Kalanga-speaking people, the BaKalanga. The district is administered by a district administration and district council, which are responsible for local administration.
In the north and east, the district borders the Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe, and the border in the east is predominantly along the Ramokgwebana River. In the south and west, the district borders the Central District along the Shashe River.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “North-East District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.