Botswana: People and Cities

Prepare your travel to Botswana

I. Map and distribution of population by region
II. Ranking of the largest cities of Botswana
III. Distribution of different peoples (ethnic groups) of Botswana
IV. Breakdown of religions in Botswana
V. The languages of Botswana

I. Density map of Botswana

Density map of Poulation in Botswana

II. Ranking of the largest cities of Botswana

Gaborone: 214 412 inhabitants
Francistown: 91 777 inhabitants
Selebi-Phikwe: 65 570 inhabitants
Molepolole: 65 570 inhabitants
Mochudi: 41 832 inhabitants
Kanye: 31 300 inhabitants
Lobatse: 30 883 inhabitants
Palapye: 28 200 inhabitants
Tiokweng: 22 700 inhabitants
Ramotswa: 22 200 inhabitants
Thamaga: 19 400 inhabitants
Moshupa: 18 200 inhabitants
Detonation: 16 800 inhabitants
Jwaneng: 16300 inhabitants

III. Distribution of different peoples (ethnic groups) of Botswana

Tswana (or Setswana) 71%
Kalanga 9.4%
Kgalagadi: 2%
Herero: 1.8%
Bushman: 1.7%
Haiom: 1.7%
Afrikaans: 1.1%
Yeyi: 1.1%
Shua: 1.1%
Ndebele: 1%

IV. Breakdown of religions in Botswana

Christians: 60%
Animist 40%
Muslims: very small minority

V. The languages of Botswana

The English (official)
The Tswana or Setswana (national language)
Kalanga
And many other minorities.

Source : 2008