Letlhakane is a village in the
Central District of
Botswana
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. Letlhakane is the headquarters of the Boteti sub-district.
It is located south of
Mmatshumo and the population of the village was 22,911 in 2011 census.
Within 15–20 km of Letlhakane are four
diamond
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mines. Three of the mines are operated by
Debswana
Debswana Diamond Company Limited, or simply Debswana, is a mining company located in Botswana, and is the world's leading producer of diamonds by value. Debswana operates four diamond mines in the eastern and central parts of Botswana, as well a ...
:
Letlhakane mine in south-east,
Orapa in north-west and
Damtshaa in north. The other is operated by Boteti Mining (Karowe diamond mine) located in the south-west of the village.
Boteti Mining is owned by
Lucara Diamonds
The
Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Letlhakane Prison.
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Government of Botswana
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Education
Letlhakane is home to one (1) senior secondary school; Letlhakane Senior Secondary School. The two junior schools found in Letlhakane are Ditsweletse Community Junior Secondary School and Motsumi Community Junior Secondary School. There are five (5) primary schools in Letlhakane, namely, Mokane Primary School, Letlhakane Primary School, Retlhatloleng Primary School, Seaseole Primary School and Supang Memorial Primary School.
References
Populated places in Central District (Botswana)
Villages in Botswana
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