Goodhope, Botswana

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

Goodhope
Goodhope Location in Botswana
Coordinates: 25°28′1.64″S 25°26′21.17″E
Country	Botswana
District	Goodhope District
Government
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,362

Geography

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

The population was 5,777 in the 2011 census.

Government

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

References

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.