Molepolole

Molepolole is a large village in Kweneng District, Botswana. The people who reside in Molepolole are called Bakwena, who are one of the eight major tribes in Botswana. The Bakwena Kgosi (Chief), Sebele I was among the three chiefs who went to England to seek protection from the British in the colonial era. Molepolole serves as the capital of the Bakwena. It was named after the Molepolole river. It is one of the largest traditional villages in Africa with a population of over 73,102 people as of 2011. It lies 50 kilometres west of the national capital Gaborone and acts as gateway for exploring the Kalahari Desert. It has a large traditional kgotla and the Scottish Livingstone Hospital, is found in Molepolole.