Dutlwe is a village in Kweneng District of Botswana composed of people from the Bakgalagadi (tn) and Basarwa tribes.[1] The population of Dutlwe was 1,464 with 692 males and 772 females in the 2022 census.[2] As part of IDDS Botswana 2018, a bean thresher was installed in the village due to bean farming beaning one of the villages main sources of income.[3][4] The village chief, Motshegetsi Puleng, was arrested for stabbing his girlfriend on July 4, 2020.[5] In November 2022, 2 village residents died after drinking tea that had been suspected to be poisoned. 4 others in the family also went to the hospital, but barely survived.[6][7] There is a Calvary Baptist church in the town led by Pastor Thokwane.[8]
Dutlwe | |
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  Dutlwe Location in Botswana | |
| Coordinates: 23°58′54″S 23°55′37″E / 23.98167°S 23.92694°E | |
| Country |  Botswana |
| District | Kweneng District |
| Constituency | Takatokwane |
| Government | |
| • Village Chief | Motshegetsi Puleng |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,464 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time |
References
edit- ^ Bothoko, Pini (21 November 2022). "Unemployment haunts TakatokwaneDutlwe residents". The Monitor.
- ^ "Population & Housing – Census 2022" (PDF). statsbot.org.bw.
- ^ "International Development Design Summit Botswana" (PDF). mit.edu.
- ^ tacs (6 May 2018). "The Villages: D'kar, Dutlwe, Rakops, and Kaputura". IDDS Botswana 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Koogotsitse, Gofaone (7 July 2020). "Dutlwe Chief remanded for stabbing girlfriend » TheVoiceBW". TheVoiceBW. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Basimanebotlhe, Pini Bothoko,Tsaone (22 November 2022). "Dutlwe family in trauma after two die mysteriously". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Voice, The (10 December 2022). "Cops await forensic results on Dutlwe poisoning". African News Agency. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "The Turner Adventures: Church in Dutlwe". The Turner Adventures. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
23°58′54″S 23°55′37″E / 23.98167°S 23.92694°E
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