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Gabane is a village in Kweneng District of
Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
. It is located 15 km (10 mi) west of
Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Botswana, largest city of Botswana, with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its metropolitan area is home to 534, ...
, the capital of Botswana. The population was 10,399 in 2001 census, making it the fourth largest settlement in Kweneng. Its population was 14,842 at the 2011 census. It's now part of Gaborone agglomeration home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. This village is originally home to BaMalete tribe. Kgosi Mosadi Seboko is the paramount chief and is stationed at Ramotswa, the capital of Balete. The elder population is still very much into agriculture while the younger generations are more urbanized.


The culture of Gabane

Gabane is well known for her lively music scene and night life as well as contemporary fashion trends. The village has produced several live bands like Matsieng and Franco and Afro Musica. The residents of Gabane are passionate football followers. Their most successful team, Uniao Flamengo Santos, plays in the National Premier League. There a few teams playing at regional football level, under Kweneng Region, they are Gabane United; Moritshane Lions and Blackburn Callies, whilst Jet Fighters plays in Gaborone Region


Notable natives

Gabane is home to: * Uniao Flamengo Santos * Frank Lesokwane the leader of a kwasa-kwasa band called Franco and Afro Musica. * Matsieng traditional group. * Miso Mmereki, an influential Radio and Television personality. * Innocent Ranku, a Uniao Flamengo Santos, Notwane and Zebras midfielder. * Emma wareus former miss Botswana,first princess miss world,Beijing china * Shimane Shakes Ntshweu, a former Uniao Flamengo Santos, Mogoditshane Fighters and Zebras midfielder. * Pius Mokgware, a member of parliament Republic of Botswana.


See also

*
List of cities in Botswana The following is a list of cities and towns or villages in Botswana with population of over 1,000 citizens in the year 2022. Capitals of the administrative divisions (cities, towns or districts) are shown in boldface. References


References

Kweneng District Villages in Botswana {{Botswana-geo-stub