Ghanzi is a town in the middle of the Kalahari Desert in the western part of Botswana. The surrounding region is known within the country for its beef industry, with Ghanzi farmers providing about 75 percent of national beef exports, primarily to the United Kingdom and the European Union, according to the Botswana Meat Commission.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Ghanzi - Wikipedia
Lead section
At the time of the 2021 census, there are 21,420 people living in the town with another 6,900 nearby. Ghanzi is the administrative center of Ghanzi District and is considered the "capital" of the district, as it is the largest in terms of population and geographical measure.
Infobox, coordinates, latitude
21.700°S 21.650°E
Infobox, coordinates, longitude
21.700°S 21.650°E
Infobox, elevation
Elevation 1,420 m (4,660 ft)
Infobox, area
Land 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi)
- In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -21.7,21.65
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 1145.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -21.75, 21.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -21.75, 21.75
-21.75 21.75 BSh
4. GeoNames: Ghanzi - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 933759Quote, cities500 record 933759
-21.69785 21.64581 P PPLA BW 03 19012 1144 Africa/Gaborone
Wikidata: Ghanzi
Wikidata Q859319, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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