Mahalapye
Mahalapye | |
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Location of Mahalpye in Botswana | |
Coordinates: 23°06′S 26°48′E / 23.100°S 26.800°E | |
Country | Botswana |
District | Central District |
Government | |
• Mayor | TBA |
Elevation | 1,009 m (3,310 ft) |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 41,316 |
Time zone | GMT +2 |
Climate | BSh |
Website | http://mahalapye.cdc.gov.bw/ |
Mahalapye is a town located in the
This town is located on the Tropic of Capricorn. Thus at approximately 13:11 hours on 21 December, or at solar noon on Summer Solstice, the sun will be directly overhead at this site. To mark this geographic feature there is a small monument just outside town on the 23rd parallel, or 23 degrees South of the equator. At this time the sun will be directly above this monument where the sun reaches its furthest point South. At this point there will be no shadow on the monument. The record high temperature ever registered in Mahalapye was 40.6 °C (105.1 °F).[2] The lowest temperature registered in Mahalapye was −6.0 °C (21.2 °F).[2]
The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Mahalapye Prison.[3]
Notable Natives
Actor, writer and playwright Donald Molosi was born in Mahalapye in 1985.[4]
Politician, lawyer and jurist Duma Gideon Boko was born in Mahalapye on March 6, 1969.
Politician, communist Dr Gaobamong Kenneth Shololo Koma was born in Mahalapye on the 27 July 1923.
See also
References
- ^ "2011 Census". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Botswana's Climate". Meteorological Services Botswana. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Prisons and Rehabilitation." (Archive) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Interview with Donald Molosi | indieactivity". indieactivity. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.