SCALE 1 : 2 000 000 BOTSWANA GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 20°0'0"E 22°0'0"E 24°0'0"E 26°0'0"E 28°0'0"E Kasane e ! ob Ch S Ngoma Bridge S " ! " 0 0 ' ' 0 0 ° Geographical Names ° ! 8 !( 8 1 ! 1 Parakarungu/ Kavimba ti Mbalakalungu ! ± n !( a Kakulwane Pan y K n Ga-Sekao/Kachikaubwe/Kachikabwe Standardization w e a L i/ n d d n o a y ba ! in m Shakawe Ngarange L ! zu ! !(Ghoha/Gcoha Gate we !(! Ng Samochema/Samochima Mpandamatenga/ This map highlights numerous places with Savute/Savuti Chobe National Park !(! Pandamatenga O Gudigwa te ! ! k Savu !( !( a ! v Nxamasere/Ncamasere a n a CHOBE DISTRICT more than one or varying names. The g Zweizwe Pan o an uiq !(! ag ! Sepupa/Sepopa Seronga M ! Savute Marsh Tsodilo !(! Gonutsuga/Gonitsuga scenario is influenced by human-centric Xau dum Nxauxau/Nxaunxau !(! ! Etsha 13 Jao! events based on governance or culture. achira Moan i e a h hw a k K g o n B Cakanaca/Xakanaka Mababe Ta ! u o N r o Moremi Wildlife Reserve Whether the place name is officially X a u ! G Gumare o d o l u OKAVANGO DELTA m m o e ! ti g Sankuyo o bestowed or adopted circumstantially, Qangwa g ! o !(! M Xaxaba/Cacaba B certain terminology in usage Nokaneng ! o r o Nxai National ! e Park n Shorobe a e k n will prevail within a society a Xaxa/Caecae/Xaixai m l e ! C u a n !( a d m a e a a b S c b K h i S " a " e a u T z 0 d ih n D 0 ' u ' m w NGAMILAND DISTRICT y ! Nxai Pan 0 m Tsokotshaa/Tsokatshaa 0 Gcwihabadu C T e Maun ° r ° h e ! 0 0 Ghwihaba/ ! a !( o 2 !( i ata Mmanxotae/Manxotae 2 g Botet N ! Gcwihaba e !( ! Nxharaga/Nxaraga !(! Maitengwe ! N Gw k Tsau ! ! Nata edeb a i n Gweta g ! Didibakwe/Dgidibakhwe e !( ! !( T ! e Moremaoto/ u hab tm Nkange N Moreomaoto e Nata Bird Sem owane Tjihitwa/Sehitwa ! Makgadikgadi Pans Sanctuary !(! 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Serule Madinare " 0 ! Molapo/Gyum Northern Tuli 0 ' !( !(! Selebi Phikwe/ ! Bobonong ' 0 M 0 ° o Game Reserve ° Selebi-Phikwe t 2 Karakubis Hanahai West ! lo 2 2 Koisegeni/New Xade u M 2 ! ! Selebi ts al ! Peolwane Pan e i H !( Xanagas ! ! a Thune !( n ! ! ! Kalfontein/Tsootsha a Topisi Sefophe/Sefhophe/!( phe h Central Kalahari/Kgalagadi Game Reserve Sefo ! Hanahai East a Khama Rhinoi Sanctuary D i ! ik Sehophe a Mathathane ! Pont Drift !(! b Paje e T Charleshill/Charles Hill y s ! a ho Tswaane/Tshwaane !( Serowe ka Okwa Gcingha/Mazeamanong/Metsiamanong ! na S !( Xade/Cade ! eo ! ! Okwa !( ka Tsetsebjwe Thabala Baines Drift New Xanagas ! ! ! L !(! Leselepola/Lesenepole/ Moleje/Moletje ne ! otsane Platjan Bridge e tsa ! ! n Lo Palapye Matolwane !( a Gope po w ! ! ! Letsheng/Lecheng o Zanzibar h Gamabua/Mabua!(!( p s Moiyabana/Moijabana ! ! Mosweu/GooMosweu im t !( !!( L a Q ! k u !( Tshukuru Pan a o Moeng T x Sesulela/Susulela o Radisele Mh ! Maape-Mophaneng Bere! Kacgae alat ! swe !(! !(! Maape !(! Moshopha! Tumasera/Seleka ! Kole/Kule ! !( Mhalatswe/ ! Martin's Drift Kodibeleng Mahalapye Sefhare Metsimantsho ! !(! ! ! !(! ! !( Machaneng o Ncojane Taupye/Tautswe ! pop Thobela/Tobala Lim M T Kobe Pan h a al u B a t ts s o w w n e e ! Lephepe w Hunhukwe Pan ! Dinokwe/Palla road a Kubugaswe Pan Ncaang/Ncaa/Ngcang ! p ! !( i S t Kaudwane e eror !(! ome s Khutse Game Reserve w e h Dikg Dovedale Parrs Halt Ohe Pan k onyan ! Tsetseng Moreswe Pan a e Ukhwi/Ukwi !(! ! w ! Ukwi Pan h !( Phane/Moreaswe ! K K Boatlaname Kang o ! h i Madimale Pan ! Make/Maake Salajwe! y ! ! ! Monong Pan !( Boridze Pan e Mookane Buffels Drift Ngwatle Makane Pan Mathaneng Bohelabatho Pan Tswaane Pan Pan KWENENG DISTRICT Ngware Dimpho Pan ! Kweneng Lehututu ! S ! Khang Pan Khudumelapye ! S " Malwelwe " 0 0 ' Takatokwane Artesia/ ' Boreme Pan ! e 0 ! ! ! n This process occurs through 0 ° ! Mosomane !( a ° Hukuntsi Motlokwe tw 4 Nakalatlou Pan ! Lekgwebe Pan Sesung o 4 2 Morwamosu N 2 Tshane ! Gogwe Pan ! ! !Letlhakeng Dik Lokgwabe ! Kamelane Pan go Tshotswa Pan ny Tha e Mahuditlhake Pan Kgorwe Pan gale ! continual social interactions Kangwa Pan Oliphant's Drift Kgatiwe Pan M Lentsweletau o ! s Kgatleng District h Kome Pan Pitsakgolo Pan a w Samosadi Pan e Mochudi amongst a community that o Xchoi Pan Zonye Pans ! n ! p g ! o Mabutsane p KGALAGADI DISTRICT Molepolole im Sekoma L ! Tshinka Pan Konkhwa! Jwaneng . ! over time skew towards certain Khaa Pan Metsimotlhabe/!( !(! Oodi/Odi Gangwe Pan ! ! Metsimotlhaba Gaborone ! Khakhea Keng )" ! ! Sikwane ! Pitseng !Mmankgodi Tlokweng terminology for each location. Kong Pan SOUTHERN DISTRICT Moshupa/Mosopa !Itholoke !(! Tweelina Rambuka Sesung ! Thankane ! Ramotswa Khokhotshe Pan! ! ! (C.K. Chan et el) K Maokane Selokolela ! Mabuasehube h Kokotsha ! Kanye e e k n i h a w la Polentswa Pan e w Uk le Mpaathutlwa Pan ts M i/ ko la ose hw lo e lebe Uk Se M Segwagwa/ Trans- Kalahari/Kgalagadi Frontier Park ! Molapowabojang Ga-Segwagwa!( ! Lobatse Bosobogolo ! These inconsistencies in place names Malatsi Pan ! Werda Pan e Mmathethe eleb ! Mos usage triggered conflicts and disputes ! Metlobo ! Goodhope ! !( Hereford/Bray ! ! Draaihoek/Phepheng!( Pitsane Tswaaneng! Sekhutlane ! !Metlojane M among different ethnic groups hence o ! lo Sekhutlane Mokgomane ! Khisa po ! Ramatlabama Omaweneno Mabule ! ! ! N the suspension of the activities of o Phitshane- s o p Molopo S S " Kui Pan " 0 0 ' ' the Botswana Place Names Commission. 0 0 ° Tshabong/Tsabong !(! ° 6 6 2 2 ! McCarthy's Rust However the importance of geographical names Khawa ! standardadization cannot be underestimated and Two Rivers / !(! Tweeriverien Camp efforts are on-going to rescucitate the Botswana Khuis Struizendam! ! ! Rappel's Middlepits Place Names Commission so as to maintain official Pan ! Molopo ! Bokspits geographical names standard in the country. 20°0'0"E 22°0'0"E 24°0'0"E 26°0'0"E 28°0'0"E Prepared by the Department of Surveys and Mapping, Gaborone. © Republic of Botswana 2016 Legend Scale 1 : 2 000 000 )" City River/Watercource 0 50 100 200 300 400 Kilometers !( Settlement with Name Variations in use Dry Fossil River ! Other Settlement Dam/Lake National Boundary Dry Fossil Valley Projection: BNGRS02 Topographic data captured from digital Angular Unit: Degree orthophotos from Aerial photography by Swedesurvey AB, 2002. District Boundary Contacts.... Prime Meridian: Greenwich (0.0) ans Field completion by the Department of Surveys and Mapping. 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