# Kasane > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kasane > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kasane.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasane > Source revision: 1354017391 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For other uses, see [Kasane (disambiguation)](/source/Kasane_(disambiguation)). Place in Chobe District, Botswana Kasane Aerial view of Kasane with Chobe River Top right corner Kasane Airport Kasane Coordinates: 17°49′S 025°09′E / 17.817°S 25.150°E / -17.817; 25.150 Country Botswana District Chobe District Population (Census 2001)[1] • Total 9,008 Climate BSh **Kasane** is a town in [Botswana](/source/Botswana), close to Africa's 'Four Corners', where the borders of Botswana, [Namibia](/source/Namibia), [Zambia](/source/Zambia) and [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe) almost meet. The town is at the far northeastern corner of Botswana where it serves as the administrative center of the [Chobe District](/source/Chobe_District). The population of Kasane was 9,244 at the 2011 census.[2] Kasane briefly obtained international fame as the location of the remarriage of [Elizabeth Taylor](/source/Elizabeth_Taylor) to [Richard Burton](/source/Richard_Burton), in 1975. ## Transport Kasane Airport The town lies on the south bank of the 200–300 metres (660–980 ft) wide [Chobe River](/source/Chobe_River) which forms the border with the extreme tip of [Namibia](/source/Namibia)'s [Caprivi Strip](/source/Caprivi_Strip). The Namibian island of [Impalila](/source/Impalila) lies opposite the town on the north bank of the river, and there is a border crossing by passenger ferry to Namibia.[3] About 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the east of Kasane is the village of [Kazungula](/source/Kazungula%2C_Botswana), where Botswana has 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) of frontage to the Zambezi river immediately below its confluence with the Chobe River. Here the Kazungula [border post](/source/Border_post) serves the [Kazungula Bridge](/source/Kazungula_Bridge) crossing to [Kazungula](/source/Kazungula%2C_Zambia) in [Zambia](/source/Zambia) on the north bank of the [Zambezi](/source/Zambezi). Nearby a second border post serves the road into [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe) which runs 70 kilometres (43 mi) east to [Victoria Falls](/source/Victoria_Falls). Kasane is at the northern end of the tarred highway from [Francistown](/source/Francistown) and [Gaborone](/source/Gaborone) which is a regional artery between southern and central Africa particularly for trucks too heavy for the [Victoria Falls Bridge](/source/Victoria_Falls_Bridge)'s periodic weight restrictions. There is also a tarred road to the [Namibian](/source/Namibia) border 51 km west at [Ngoma](/source/Ngoma%2C_Namibia). Kasane is at the north-eastern boundary of [Chobe National Park](/source/Chobe_National_Park) and its road links make it a popular access point for tourists to the park as well as those including it in an itinerary taking in the [Okavango Delta](/source/Okavango_Delta), the Caprivi Strip and [Victoria Falls](/source/Victoria_Falls). The town is served by [Kasane Airport](/source/Kasane_Airport). ## Amenities and social places Kasane has a number of campsites and [lodges](/source/Safari_lodge) (accommodations oriented towards the safari business), including the Chobe Safari Lodge, where Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton spent their honeymoon. These lodges offer day trips into the Chobe National Park and Victoria Falls. The town also has a few docks on the Chobe River for boat trips and river safaris, as well as ferries across to the Kasika border crossing in Namibia.[4] Kasane has ABSA Bank, First National Bank, Stanbic and Standard Chartered Bank with ATM facility. There is a [Spar](/source/Spar_(retailer)) grocery store in the town center. ## Climate Climate data for Kasane (1991–2020) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 38.6 (101.5) 39.9 (103.8) 38.1 (100.6) 35.8 (96.4) 33.8 (92.8) 36.7 (98.1) 32.8 (91.0) 36.5 (97.7) 40.3 (104.5) 41.0 (105.8) 40.7 (105.3) 39.5 (103.1) 41.0 (105.8) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9 (87.6) 30.6 (87.1) 30.4 (86.7) 30.4 (86.7) 28.6 (83.5) 26.4 (79.5) 26.3 (79.3) 29.7 (85.5) 33.7 (92.7) 35.8 (96.4) 33.9 (93.0) 31.5 (88.7) 30.7 (87.3) Daily mean °C (°F) 25.3 (77.5) 25.0 (77.0) 24.7 (76.5) 23.0 (73.4) 20.1 (68.2) 17.8 (64.0) 17.5 (63.5) 20.8 (69.4) 24.7 (76.5) 27.7 (81.9) 27.1 (80.8) 25.8 (78.4) 23.2 (73.8) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.5 (67.1) 19.2 (66.6) 18.5 (65.3) 15.6 (60.1) 11.5 (52.7) 9.1 (48.4) 8.5 (47.3) 11.5 (52.7) 15.6 (60.1) 19.2 (66.6) 20.1 (68.2) 19.8 (67.6) 15.6 (60.1) Record low °C (°F) 12.4 (54.3) 14.0 (57.2) 8.6 (47.5) 4.4 (39.9) 4.0 (39.2) 0.5 (32.9) 1.5 (34.7) 1.2 (34.2) 4.1 (39.4) 10.0 (50.0) 12.0 (53.6) 11.8 (53.2) 0.5 (32.9) Average precipitation mm (inches) 192.5 (7.58) 139.4 (5.49) 118.3 (4.66) 51.5 (2.03) 8.1 (0.32) 8.3 (0.33) 0.5 (0.02) 4.5 (0.18) 5.9 (0.23) 24.3 (0.96) 108.4 (4.27) 151.5 (5.96) 1,044.2 (41.11) Average rainy days (≥ 10 mm) 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 18 Source 1: Météo Climat[5][6] Source 2: World Meteorological Organization (rain days 1971–2000)[7] ## Gallery - Air Cessna Citation M2 over Kasane, Botswana - Kasane Chobe Safari Lodge - Downtown Kasane - Kasane Airport - Kasane street - Kasane Airport - Kasane road - Kasane: Chobe River boat cruise - Air Botswana new [Embraer E170](/source/Embraer_E170) at Kasane International Airport ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-census_2001_1-0)** ["Population of Towns, Villages and Associated Localities"](http://www.cso.gov.bw/images/stories/Census/population_town.pdf) (PDF). *2001 Population and Housing Census*. Gaborone: Central Statistics Office. April 2002. p. 141. Retrieved 5 September 2009.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2011 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS"](https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/2011%20Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%20%28Results%29.pdf) (PDF). 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bradt_3-0)** Chris McIntyre (2010). [*Botswana*](https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781841623085/page/193). [Bradt Travel Guides](/source/Bradt_Travel_Guides). pp. [193-193](https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781841623085/page/193). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-84162-308-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84162-308-5). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kasane Lodges"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110927051255/http://www.chobeaccommodation.com/). Archived from [the original](http://chobeaccommodation.com/) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2020-02-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Météo Climat stats for Kasane 1991–2020"](http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1991-2020-1-p33.php). Météo Climat. Retrieved 15 October 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-meteoclimat_6-0)** ["Station Kasane"](http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1551) (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 15 June 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["World Weather Information Service"](https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1543). World Meteorological Organization. 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