Tlokweng
Tlokweng | |
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Village | |
| Nickname: Posh | |
  Tlokweng | |
| Coordinates: 24°40′S 25°58′E / 24.667°S 25.967°E | |
| Country | Botswana |
| District | South-East District |
| Elevation | 1,002 m (3,287 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 35,982 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| Climate | BSh |
Tlokweng is a peri-urban settlement classified as an urban village located east of the capital of
Batlokwa. Many people from across Botswana have come to seek permanent and sometimes temporary settlement in Tlokweng because of its proximity to the capital city where most jobs are.[2]
According to Asperen[3] the settlement of Tlokweng has a dual spatial structure with a traditional unplanned area and a modern planned area. Tlokweng is surrounded by grazing and arable land use under tribal and freehold tenure.[3]
In literature
One of the main characters in Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, born and raised in Tlokweng. J.L.B. Matekoni is the proprietor of a garage in Gaborone named "Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors".
Notable people
References
- ^ "2011 census". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census". Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-61499-444-2.
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24°40′S 25°58′E / 24.667°S 25.967°E
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