Good Hope, Botswana

Good Hope is a village in the Southern District of Botswana. The population was 6,362 in 2011 census. The village is the capital of Barolong who are one of the eight tribes in the country. It serves as the administrative center for the GoodHope Sub-district. It makes the GoodHope-Mabule Constituency [1] represented by MP Eric Molale in the National Assembly.

Good Hope

Gudas
Village
Good Hope
Location in Botswana
Coordinates: 25°28′1.64″S 25°26′21.17″E
Country Botswana
DistrictSouthern District (Botswana)
Government
Population
 (2011)
  Total6,362

It is home to the Barolong farms, known for its large commercial arable fields.

GoodHope has a primary hospital, a clinic and a police station. It is also home to the largest Senior School by capacity opened March 2008.[2]

References

  1. Kavahematui, Justice (18 August 2015). "Goodhope-Mabule's soaring unemployment and poverty rates - Botswana Guardian". Botswana Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  2. "Botswana Central Statistics Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23.


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