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 Kal ...
. Letlhakane is the headquarters of the Boteti sub-district. It is located south of
Mmatshumo
Mmatshumo is a village in Central District (Botswana) of Botswana. It is located close to Makgadikgadi salt Pan
The Makgadikgadi Pan ( Tswana pronunciation ), a salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswan ...
and the population of the village was 22,911 in 2011 census.
Within 15–20 km of Letlhakane are four
diamond
Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon at room temperature and pressure, ...
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 ...
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Letlhakane mine
The Letlhakane mine is a planned large uranium mine located in the eastern part of Botswana in Central District. Letlhakane represents one of the largest uranium reserves in Botswana having estimated reserves of 1.04 billion tonnes of ore gra ...
in south-east,
Orapa
Orapa is a town located in the Central District of Botswana. It is the site of the Orapa diamond mine, the largest diamond-producing mine in the world, and is considered to be the diamond capital of the country. Nearby is another kimberlite min ...
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
The Boteti River (also Botletle RiverHelgren, David M. (1984) "Historical Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology in the Southwestern Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana" ''Annals of the Association of American Geographers'' 74(2): pp. 298–307, page 298
Government of Botswana
The Government of Botswana often abbreviated as GOB, is the union government created by the constitution of Botswana having the executive, parliament, and the judiciary. The Seat of the Government is located in Gaborone, Botswana. The governme ...
. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
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.