Masunga /ˈmɑːsuŋɡʌ/ is a

Bakalanga The Kalanga or BaKalanga are a southern Bantu ethnic group mainly inhabiting Matebeleland in Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, and parts of the Limpopo Province in South Africa. The BaKalanga of Botswana are the second largest ethnic group in th ...

settlement in the North-East District of

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. The village is the Headquarters of the North East District. The nearest city is

Francistown Francistown is the second-largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 103,417 inhabitants and 147,122 inhabitants in its agglomeration at the 2022 census. It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gabo ...

which is about away. The

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of the region is Kgosi Thabo Maruje Masunga III, who took over from his uncle Christopher Masunga. Near Masunga are the hills of Domboshaba, which hold a ruined outpost of the Kalanga Empire, more like

Great Zimbabwe Great Zimbabwe was a city in the south-eastern hills of the modern country of Zimbabwe, near Masvingo. It was settled from 1000 AD, and served as the capital of the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe from the 13th century. It is the largest stone struc ...

( Mutapa). It is one of the tourist attractions in Botswana where a yearly Ikalanga cultural ceremony takes place. The language spoken in the North East Region is

Kalanga Kalanga may refer to: * Kalanga people * Kalanga language Kalanga, or TjiKalanga (in Zimbabwe), is a Bantu language spoken by the Kalanga people in Botswana and Zimbabwe which belongs to the Shonic(Shona-Nyai) group of Language. It has an ext ...

, not

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like the rest of Botswana. Kalanga is closely related to

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, the main language of

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Activities and attractions in Masunga

Things to do in Masunga include: # Near Masunga are the hills of Domboshaba, which hold a ruined output of the Kalanga Empire #

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.Botswana information directory
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Schools in Masunga

Masunga Senior Secondary School File:Masunga Senior Secondary School.jpg, Masunga Senior Secondary School Teachers Residential Houses File:Masunga Senior Secondary School 1.jpg, Masunga Senior Secondary School Front Entrance Gate File:Masunga Senior Secondary School 2.jpg, Masunga Senior Secondary School Security Guards building at the front gate

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District capitals in Botswana North-East District (Botswana) {{Botswana-geo-stub

Activities and attractions in Masunga

Schools in Masunga

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