Goodhope is a village in the Goodhope District of Botswana. It serves as the administrative center for the Goodhope District Council.
Goodhope | |
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Coordinates: 25°28′1.64″S 25°26′21.17″E / 25.4671222°S 25.4392139°E | |
Country | Botswana |
District | Goodhope District |
Government | |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,362 |
Geography
editGoodhope has a Primary Hospital, a Land Board (Rolong Land Board) a Clinic, a primary school, a Junior Secondary School, a Secondary School, and a Police Station.[1]
Goodhope is approximately 48 km from Lobatse, which is the nearest town serving all villages with banking services, shopping malls, and other amenities.[2] Goodhope is approximately 115 km from Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana.
Population
editThe population was 5,777 in the 2011 census.
Government
editGoodhope is under the Goodhope-Mabule Constituency [3] represented by MP Eric Molale in the National Assembly.
References
edit- ^ "Botswana Central Statistics Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Botswana Places". Botswana.places-in-the-world.com.
- ^ Kavahematui, Justice (18 August 2015). "Goodhope-Mabule's soaring unemployment and poverty rates - Botswana Guardian". Botswana Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2018.