Mmankgodi

Mmankgodi
Mmankgodi
Mmankgodi is located in Botswana
Mmankgodi
Location in Botswana
Coordinates: 24°43′26″S 25°38′20″E / 24.72389°S 25.63889°E / -24.72389; 25.63889
Country Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
District Kweneng District
Population (2001)
 – Total 4,997

Mmankgodi is a village in Kweneng District of Botswana. It is located 35 km from Gaborone and around 30 km from the border with South Africa. The population of Mmankgodi was 4,997 in 2001 census.[1]

The people of Mmankgodi are called the Bahurutshi, a group also found in the village of Manyana. They arrived in the region from South Africa throughout the eighteenth century. The tribal chief of Mmankgodi is Kgosi ------ and as is customary in Botswana the salutation 'kgosi' is the title used before the chiefs name.

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Coordinates: 24°43′26″S 25°38′20″E / 24.72389°S 25.63889°E / -24.72389; 25.63889



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