Matshelagabedi

Matshelagabedi

Matshelagabedi

Place in North-East, Botswana

Matshelagabedi is a town in eastern Botswana, 17 kilometers from Francistown with a population of 3,488 in 2011: 1,706 males and 1,782 females.[3] The town is hometown to retired middle-distance runner Glody Dube.

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In 2002, there was a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Matshelagabedi, along with three other villages. No more than 12,000 cattle died in the Matshelagabedi area. The government compensated farmers with cash and animals, and instituted a relief work program.[4]

The Botswana Power Corporation has an emergency diesel plant of 70MW in Matshelagabedi.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    https://www.city-facts.com/matshelagabedi
  2. [2]
    https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/2011%20Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%20%28Results%29.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. [3]
    https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/2011%20Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%20%28Results%29.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. [4]
    North East District Council 2003. p. 18.
  5. [5]
    "Annual Reports | BPC". Bpc.bw. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
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