{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} <!-- Infobox begins --> {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Masunga |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |city_logo = |citylogo_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map =Botswana <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Botswana |subdivision_type1 = District |subdivision_name1 = North-East District |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2011 |population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-42&srt=pnan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=1pnan |title=2011 census |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130111114808/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-42&srt=pnan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=1pnan |archivedate=2013-01-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 5696 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = GMT +2 |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|20|40|S|27|25|E|region:BW|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 1180 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = Climate |blank_info = BSh |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} <!-- Infobox ends --> <!--right|225px|Location of Masunga in Botswana --> [[File:Kgosi Maruje III.jpg|right|thumb|Chief Thabo Maruje Masunga III]] '''Masunga''' /ˈmɑːsuŋɡʌ/ is a Bakalanga settlement in the North-East District of Botswana. The village is the Headquarters of the North East District. The nearest city is Francistown which is about {{convert|120|km|abbr=on}} away. The Chief 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 (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, not Tswana like the rest of Botswana. Kalanga is closely related to Shona, the main language of Zimbabwe.
== 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 # Rock Art.<ref>[http://www.botswana-info.com/country/town/968/masunga= Botswana information directory]</ref> #There is a sports complex that caters for different sporting activities.
==Schools in Masunga== Masunga Senior Secondary School{{citation needed| date=November 2020}}<gallery> 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 </gallery>
==See also== {{portal|Schools}} * Mathangwane Village * Education in Botswana
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