Districts of Botswana

Districts of Botswana
Districts of Botswana. The city districts (8) are not shown on the map.
Category	Unitary State
Location	Republic of Botswana
Number	16 Districts
Populations	2,879 (Sowa) – 276,319 (South-East)
Areas	170 km2 (65 sq mi) (Gaborone) – 76,000 km2 (29,400 sq mi) (Tabora)
Government	District government
Subdivisions	Sub-district

Botswana is divided into 16 administrative districts: 9 rural districts and 7 urban districts. These are administered by 15 local authorities (district councils, city councils or town councils). Until 2006, Chobe and Ngamiland Districts shared the same local authority, the North-West District Council.

1. Gaborone City
2. Francistown City
3. Lobatse Town
4. Selebi-Phikwe Town
5. Jwaneng Town
6. Orapa Town
7. Sowa Township
8. Southern District
9. South-East District
10. Kweneng District
11. Kgatleng District
12. Central District
13. North-East District
14. North-West District
15. Ghanzi District
16. Kgalagadi District

See also

• Sub-districts of Botswana
• ISO 3166-2:BW