{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{One source|date=March 2022}} {{Location map|Botswana|lat=-20.21061|long=26.18048|caption=Location of Nata}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Nata | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = [[Central District (Botswana)|Central District]] | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | etymology = | nickname = | coordinates = <!-- {{Coord}} --> | population_total = 7,713 at the 2022 census.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist54.html | title=Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census | accessdate = 2008-01-01 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071124145416/http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist54.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-11-24}}</ref> | subdivision_type = [[Botswana]] | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }}
'''Nata''' is a village in the [[Central District (Botswana)|Central District]] of [[Botswana]]. Located in the north of the district about 200km (124 miles) from the city of [[Francistown]] , the village is served by [[Nata Airport]]. The population was 7,713 at the 2022 census with a growth rate of 1.3% from 6714 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist54.html | title=Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census | accessdate = 2008-01-01 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071124145416/http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/census/dist54.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-11-24}}</ref> The village of Nata lies along the [[Nata River]], which carries its rainy season flow to the [[Makgadikgadi Pans]], a seasonal [[hypersaline lake]], in one of the largest [[Dry lake|salt flats]] in the world. The village serves as a crossroads for routes to Maun and Kasane, providing essential services to travelers.
The village has 6 wards, namely: Sekao, Maaloso, Kachikao, Manakanagore, Makwenaejang and Basimane.
==See also== *[[Zoroga]] *[[Mathangwane|Mathangwane Village]]
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