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The Bangwaketse (also known as the BaNgwaketse, or Ngwaketse) are one of the eight principal tribes in
Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalah ...
, and are ethnic Tswana. (The "Ba" or "Bo" prefix in African tribal names in southern Africa means "people of" or "people who speak". "Ma" means "person of".) Kanye is the original Bangwaketse village located in the Southern District settled in 1853, originally called Ntsweng Hill. The king of the tribe is King Malope II, son of Seepapitso IV. The Bangwaketse people live in the arid mountainous region of Southern Botswana mentioned in the book ''Cherub: Guardian Angel''. It is bordered by
Moshupa Moshupa is a large village in the Southern District of Botswana with a population of 20,016 per the 2011 census. The people of Moshupa are called the Bakgatla-ba-ga Mmanaana, a group also found in Thamaga. Along with the related Bakgatla-ba- ...
,
Lobatse Lobatse is a town in south-eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone and close to the border with South Africa. Lobatse has a population of 29,772 as of 2022. The town is ...
, and Jwaneng, and it is a 45-minute drive from
Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Gaboron ...
, the capital city of Botswana. The village is served by Kanye Airport. A documentary on the Bangwaketse royal family was filmed in 2003–2005: "The Queen's Courtyard".


Ngwaketse Areas


Notable Bangwaketse

* Quett Masireformer President of Botswana * Archibald Mogwe – former Botswana foreign minister and former Ambassador. * Mpule Kwelagobe – is a Motswana political economist, philanthropist, model and beauty queen from Gaborone, Botswana who was crowned Miss Universe in May 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago.


See also

* List of rulers of the Bangwaketse


References


External links


"Khunwana: A history of the Bangwaketse (Part XII)"
''Sunday Standard'' Ethnic groups in Botswana Southern District (Botswana) {{botswana-stub