Tshabong, also spelled Tsabong, is the administrative centre of the Kgalagadi District in

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. It is located in the

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. The population was 8939 in the 2011

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. The primary hospital in Tshabong serves a huge outlying area and includes several

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refuges where patients and their families can stay while undergoing lengthy outpatient treatment. Near the town is the Tshabong

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field, one of the largest diamondiferous kimberlite fields in the world. Tshabong is the site of Botswana's coldest recorded temperature, registering a temperature of . The record high temperature registered in Tsabong was . The town is served by Tshabong Airport. The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison.Prisons and Rehabilitation
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program, led by the startup Gazelle Ecosolutions, began in and around Tsabong. The solar eclipse of November 25, 2030 will be visible in Tsabong.

Schools

* Tsabong Primary school * Nhake Primary school * Seetelo Memorial Primary school * Tsabong Unified Secondary School

Notable residents

* Neo Moroka, Government minister 2004–2009

References

District capitals in Botswana Kgalagadi District {{Botswana-geo-stub