Otse is a village in the South-East District of

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. It is located 60 km south of

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, along the Gaborone–

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 an ...

road and close to the border with

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. This village is home to the Balete people who are related to those in

Ramotswa Ramotswa is a village in South-East District of Botswana, southwest of the capital of Gaborone. The population was 27,760 in 2011 census. It is the tribal capital of the BaLete, an ethnic majority springing from the Nguni tribe. Ramotswa's m ...

, Gabane and

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. The population was 7,636 in 2011 census.

Geography

Otse is surrounded by hills most notably the ancestral Baratani hill.

Demographics

Attractions

* Three historical site: *Lentswe la Baratani; This is a hill found in Otse village which has a many local legends attached to it. There is a legend about young lovers who went missing on, it is said the two were denied a chance to be together by their parents, but their love was too strong to be separated, one legend says that there is an enormous snake, possibly an African python living in the hill which ate them. Lentswe la Baratani Hill is along the Gaborone-Lobatse road west of Otse village. The Hill is about 42 km from the capital Gaborone and 20 km from Lobatse. * Segorong * One Game Reserve:- Manyelanong Game Reserve

Education

Otse has ten day care centres, two primary schools, one junior secondary school, and senior secondary school (Moeding College).

References

South-East District (Botswana) Villages in Botswana {{botswana-geo-stub