# Mosu
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'''Mosu''' is a village in [Central District](/source/Central_District_(Botswana)) of [Botswana](/source/Botswana). The village is located to the south of [Sua Pan](/source/Sua_Pan) – the eastern half of [Makgadikgadi Pan](/source/Makgadikgadi_Pan) – and it has a primary school and a junior secondary school namely [Mosu Primary School](/source/Mosu_Primary_School) and [Makgadikgadi Junior Secondary School](/source/Makgadikgadi_Junior_Secondary_School) respectively. The population was 1,792 in 2011 census.[{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 2011|title=2011 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS|url=https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/2011%20Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%20%28Results%29.pdf|access-date=February 1, 2021|website=Statistics Botswana}}] Mosu is also the gateway to Makgadikgadi plains.[{{cite web
| url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist52_53.html
| title=Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census
| accessdate = 2008-01-06 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071124145541/http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist52_53.html |archivedate = 2007-11-24}}] Village is located on the foot of a hilly landform, exposing the village's terrain to massive soil erosion.
[http://www.forestconservation.co.bw Forest Conservation Botswana], through the village development committee has spearheaded efforts to reduce the soil erosion phenomenon affecting the village.
Mosu village is situated at around 56 km from Letlhakane village at -21.218181°S, 26.019335E° latitude/longitude decimal degrees.
==References==
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2. {{coord|21|13|4|S|26|1|9|E|display=title}}Kitso Koongale (Freelance researcher) (updated 03 Jan 2019)
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Category:Populated places in the Central District (Botswana)
Category:Villages in Botswana
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