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Goodhope
Goodhope is located in Botswana
Goodhope
Goodhope
Location in Botswana
Coordinates: 25°28′1.64″S 25°26′21.17″E / 25.4671222°S 25.4392139°E / -25.4671222; 25.4392139
Country Botswana
DistrictGoodhope District
Government
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,362

Goodhope is a village in the Goodhope District of Botswana. It serves as the administrative center for the Goodhope District Council.

Geography

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Goodhope has a Primary Hospital, a Land Board (Rolong Land Board) a Clinic, a primary school, a Junior Secondary School, a Secondary School, and a Police Station.[1]

Goodhope is approximately 48 km from Lobatse, which is the nearest town serving all villages with banking services, shopping malls, and other amenities.[2] Goodhope is approximately 115 km from Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana.

Population

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The population was 5,777 in the 2011 census.

Government

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Goodhope is under the Goodhope-Mabule Constituency [3] represented by MP Eric Molale in the National Assembly.

References

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  1. ^ "Botswana Central Statistics Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Botswana Places". Botswana.places-in-the-world.com.
  3. ^ Kavahematui, Justice (18 August 2015). "Goodhope-Mabule's soaring unemployment and poverty rates - Botswana Guardian". Botswana Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2018.