Tsabong

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'''Tshabong''', also spelled '''Tsabong''', is the administrative centre of the Kgalagadi District in Botswana. It is located in the Kalahari Desert. The population was 8939 in the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/media/2011%20Census%20_Alphabetical%20Index%20_Population%20of%20Villages.pdf | title=2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census | accessdate = 2013-09-11}}</ref>

The primary hospital in Tshabong serves a huge outlying area and includes several tuberculosis refuges where patients and their families can stay while undergoing lengthy outpatient treatment.

Near the town is the Tshabong kimberlite field, one of the largest diamondiferous kimberlite fields in the world.

Tshabong is the site of Botswana's coldest recorded temperature, registering a temperature of {{convert|-15.0|°C}}.<ref name="Climate">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203143334/http://www.weather.info.bw/resources/entry_fs.html |archive-date=3 December 2008 |url=http://www.weather.info.bw/resources/entry_fs.html |title=Botswana's Climate |publisher=Meteorological Services Botswana |access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref>{{when|date=April 2022}} The record high temperature registered in Tsabong was {{convert|42.6|°C}}.<ref name="Climate" />{{when|date=April 2022}}

The town is served by Tshabong Airport.

The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison.<ref name=Prisons>"[http://www.gov.bw/Global/Prisons%20and%20rehabilitation%5B1%5D.pdf Prisons and Rehabilitation]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131122211101/http://www.gov.bw/Global/Prisons%20and%20rehabilitation%5b1%5d.pdf Archive]) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.</ref>

In September 2023, Botswana's first carbon credit program, led by the startup Gazelle Ecosolutions, began in and around Tsabong.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mguni |first=Mbongeni |date=2023-09-18 |title=Pioneering carbon credits project emerges in Tsabong |url=https://www.mmegi.bw/business/pioneering-carbon-credits-project-emerges-in-tsabong/news |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Mmegi Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-01 |title=These UT Sophomores Started a Company That Incentivizes Sustainability |url=https://alcalde.texasexes.org/2023/01/gazelle-ecosolutions-ut-botswana-sustainability/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The Alcalde |language=en-US}}</ref>

The solar eclipse of November 25, 2030 will be visible in Tsabong.<ref>{{Cite web |title=November 25, 2030 Total Solar Eclipse in Tsabong, Botswana |url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/botswana/tsabong?iso=20301125 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.timeanddate.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Schools== * Tsabong Primary school * Nhake Primary school * Seetelo Memorial Primary school * Tsabong Unified Secondary School

==Notable residents== *Neo Moroka, Government minister 2004–2009

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left|225px|thumb|Camels are used for patrol by the police in this area

Category:District capitals in Botswana Category:Kgalagadi District