Palapye

E918108

Palapye is a rapidly growing town in central Botswana that serves as a key commercial and transport hub along the country’s main north–south corridor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
abbreviation BIUST NERFINISHED
administrativeDivisionOf Central District, Botswana NERFINISHED
climateClassification semi-arid climate
continent Africa
coordinateLatitude -22.55
coordinateLongitude 27.13
country Botswana
countryCapitalDistance Gaborone about 270 km south
distanceTo about 170 km south of Francistown
about 270 km north of Gaborone
economicActivity education services
mining-related services
retail trade
transport services
economicRole commercial hub
governingBody Palapye Sub-District Council NERFINISHED
growthCharacteristic rapidly growing town
hasEducationalInstitution Palapye Senior Secondary School NERFINISHED
hasFacility Palapye Primary Hospital NERFINISHED
hasFeature commercial centers
industrial area
residential suburbs
hasIndustry coal-based power generation
hasPowerStation Morupule Power Station NERFINISHED
hasRailway Botswana Railways main line NERFINISHED
hasRiver Lotsane River NERFINISHED
hasUniversity Botswana International University of Science and Technology NERFINISHED
languageMajority Setswana NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central District, Botswana NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion central Botswana
locatedOn A1 highway (Botswana) NERFINISHED
nearMine Morupule coal mine NERFINISHED
nearRiver Lotsane River NERFINISHED
nearSettlement Mahalapye NERFINISHED
Serowe NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
populationTrend increasing population
railRole railway junction and stop
regionalImportance key node on Botswana’s main north–south route
roadConnection A14 road (Botswana) NERFINISHED
roadTransportRole major stop between Gaborone and Francistown
timeZone Central Africa Time
transportCorridor Botswana north–south corridor NERFINISHED
transportRole transport hub
utcOffset +2

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