# Thamaga > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thamaga > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thamaga.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamaga > Source revision: 1317336531 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in Kweneng District, Botswana Thamaga Smith Village Thamaga Coordinates: 24°43′S 25°32′E / 24.717°S 25.533°E / -24.717; 25.533 Country Botswana District Kweneng District Elevation 1,053 m (3,455 ft) Population (2011)[1] • Total 19,547 Time zone GMT +2 Climate BSh **Thamaga** is a large village located in the [Kweneng District](/source/Kweneng_District) of [Botswana](/source/Botswana) and about 40 km west of the capital city [Gaborone](/source/Gaborone). It is home to 19,547 inhabitants at the 2011 census.[2] It is becoming year by year like a suburb part of the Gaborone agglomeration. The village is dominated by large rock formations, the largest being Thamaga Hill. Thamaga is third in the district to [Molepolole](/source/Molepolole) and [Mogoditshane](/source/Mogoditshane) in both size and population. The majority of the residents are from the Bakgatla-ba-ga-Mmanaana Tribe, and their totem is the [vervet monkey](/source/Vervet_monkey) (kgabo). The name Mmanaana come from the tan/white cow (Mmanaana coloring). A significant amount of archaeological research has taken place in the surrounding area over the last ~20 years, and current research is being conducted by a team from the [University of California-Berkeley](/source/University_of_California-Berkeley) and the [University of Botswana](/source/University_of_Botswana).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The Bakgatla-ba-ga-Mmanaana settled there in the mid-1930s and they are a break-away group and the same people as Bakgatla-ba-ga-Mmanaana in [Moshupa](/source/Moshupa), just 17 km to the southwest.[3] Most of the old village wards where the tribes men settled from Moshupa maintained the same names as the wards in Thamaga. People of any particular wards between the two villages are related and commonly use similar surnames. Even the chiefs of the two villages are of the same blood and use common names of Mosielele and Gobuamang. The area was formerly inhabited by various groups or "Bakgalagadi" (earlier arrivals of [Bantu-speaking](/source/Bantu_language) farmers and herders) and hunter-gatherers ancestral to \he people today called [San](/source/Bushmen), [Bushmen](/source/Bushmen), and [Basarwa](/source/Basarwa). The history of these peoples in the Thamaga area, based on [radiocarbon dating](/source/Radiocarbon_dating), has been traced back at least 5000 years. Government and Infrastructure - Service Centre- for provision of government services. - There are three government clinics and one primary hospital. Education There are seven government primary schools: - Gobuamang Memorial School - Monare Memorial School - Rungwana Primary School - Western Primary School - Magalatladi Primary School - Nkoane Primary School - Kontle Primary School Three junior secondary schools: - Thamaga Junior Secondary School - Letlole Mosielele Junior Secondary School - Sekgele Junior Secondary School There is one private primary school - Highridge, and one private secondary school - Highridge Secondary School. There are numerous private creches and day care centres. ## Gallery - Rock formations in Thamaga ## See also - [List of cities in Botswana](/source/List_of_cities_in_Botswana) - [Mosope River](/source/Mosope_River) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2011 census"](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).{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["population of thamaga village botswana - Google Search"](https://www.google.com/search?q=population+of+thamaga+village+botswana). *www.google.com*. Retrieved 2021-05-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Bakgatla ba ga Mmanaana split 1934-1936: the impact of British sub-imperial rule in Botswana"](https://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/citations/89147). *catalog.ihsn.org*. Retrieved 2021-05-18. v t e Kweneng District of the Republic of Botswana Urban villages Gabane Kopong Letlhakeng Mogoditshane Molepolole Thamaga Rural villages Boatlaname Botlhapatlou Ditshegwane Ditshukudu Dutlwe Gakgatla Hatsalatladi Kaudwane Kgope Khudumelapye Kotolaname Kubung Kumakwane Kweneng Lentsweletau Lephephe Losilakgokong Maboane Mahetlwe Malwelwe Mantshwabisi Metsimotlhabe Mmankgodi Mmanoko Mmopane Mogonono Monwane Moshaweng Motokwe Ngware Salajwe Sesung Shadishadi Sojwe Sorilatholo Takatokwane Tsetseng Tswaane v t e 50 largest cities of Botswana by population Italics indicate capitals of districts Gaborone Francistown Molepolole Mogoditshane Maun Selebi-Phikwe Serowe Kanye Mochudi Mahalapye Palapye Tlokweng Lobatse Ramotswa Letlhakane Tonota Moshupa Thamaga Jwaneng Bobonong Tutume Gabane Mmopane Ghanzi Mmadinare Orapa Shoshong Kopong Kasane Metsimotlhaba Tsabong Gumare Otse Letlhakeng Molapowabojang Tati Mmankgodi Lerala Good Hope Shakawe Maitengwe Bokaa Masunga Borolong Oodi Kumakwane Lotlhakane Tsienyane Nata Gweta Retrieved from 2011 Census Authority control databases International VIAF National United States Israel [24°43′S 25°32′E / 24.717°S 25.533°E / -24.717; 25.533](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thamaga¶ms=24_43_S_25_32_E_region:BW_type:city) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thamaga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamaga) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamaga?action=history)). 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