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Makaleng is a village in the North-East district of Botswana, roughly 60 km from Francistown.
The two major ethnic groups in Makaleng are the Bakalang and the Bakhurutshe. According to Botswana's 2011 census, Makaleng had a population of 1117, in 297 households. [1] Statistics Botswana projected that Makaleng's population would have grown to 1488 by 2020, with 43,9% of the population male and 56,1% female. [2]
Makaleng has a small clinic which also serves as a supplies centre for surrounding villages, including Sechele, Mambo, Masingwaneng, Toteng and Matenge. The village has a preschool, a primary school and a community junior school, which admits students from the aforementioned villages. [3]
Makaleng inhabitants are mostly subsistence farmers.
The village has several tuck shops, a fresh produce store and a night club'. There is also a kgotla, where all village meetings are conducted.
20°54′S 27°17′E / 20.900°S 27.283°E
![]() | This article is written like a
personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. (April 2018) |
Makaleng is a village in the North-East district of Botswana, roughly 60 km from Francistown.
The two major ethnic groups in Makaleng are the Bakalang and the Bakhurutshe. According to Botswana's 2011 census, Makaleng had a population of 1117, in 297 households. [1] Statistics Botswana projected that Makaleng's population would have grown to 1488 by 2020, with 43,9% of the population male and 56,1% female. [2]
Makaleng has a small clinic which also serves as a supplies centre for surrounding villages, including Sechele, Mambo, Masingwaneng, Toteng and Matenge. The village has a preschool, a primary school and a community junior school, which admits students from the aforementioned villages. [3]
Makaleng inhabitants are mostly subsistence farmers.
The village has several tuck shops, a fresh produce store and a night club'. There is also a kgotla, where all village meetings are conducted.
20°54′S 27°17′E / 20.900°S 27.283°E