Letlhakane (also known as Letlhakane ), also known as Letlehane [1], is a rural village in Botswana in the Central District .
| Lethakane | |
|---|---|
| English Letlhakane | |
| A country |  Botswana |
| County | Central |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 997 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 20,841 people ( 2011 ) |
Content
Geographical position
The village is located in the central part of the district, in the desert area of Kalahari , at a distance of approximately 350 kilometers north of the country's capital Gaborone . The absolute height is 997 meters above sea level [2] .
Climate
| Climate Letlhakane | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum, ° C | 30.9 | 30.3 | 29.7 | 28,2 | 26.1 | 23.3 | 23,4 | 26.1 | 30.1 | 32.6 | 31.8 | 31,0 | 28.6 |
| Average temperature, ° C | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 20.8 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 21.1 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 20.8 |
| Average minimum ° C | 18.3 | 17.7 | 16,4 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 12,2 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 13.0 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 84,4 | 69.6 | 51.6 | 21.3 | 4.4 | 1,6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 22.2 | 46.0 | 65.8 | 378.6 |
| Source: [1] , [2] | |||||||||||||
Population
According to the 2011 official census , the population was 20,841 people [3] . Population dynamics of Letlhakan by years:
| 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 169 | 8 583 | 14 962 | 20 841 | 22 210 [4] |
Economics and Transport
There are three diamond mines in the vicinity of Letlhakan.
The nearest airport is in Orapa [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Topographic maps of the General Staff
- ↑ 1 2 Letlhakane, Botswana Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment January 31, 2013. Archived on February 6, 2013.
- ↑ Letlhakane . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment January 31, 2013. Archived February 7, 2013.
- ↑ alleged