Kanye, Botswana
Kanye | |
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Village | |
Main road in Kanye | |
| Coordinates: 24°59′S 25°21′E / 24.983°S 25.350°E | |
| Country | Botswana |
| District | Southern District |
| Sub-district | Kanye |
| Elevation | 1,306 m (4,288 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 48,028 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Geographical area code | 54X |
| Climate | BSh |
Kanye is a village in southern Botswana, located 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-west of the capital, Gaborone. It is the administrative centre of the Southern District, and had a population of 48,028 as of the 2022 Population and Housing Census. This is an increase compared to the 45,196 of the 2011 census, making it the ninth-largest village in the country. Kanye is the traditional capital of the Ngwaketse tribe, who first settled in the area in the 1790s. The village is the longest continuously-occupied tribal capital in the country.