Mopipi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Location of Mopipi

Mopipi is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located close to Makgadikgadi Pan. The population was 3,066 in 2001 census.[1] This area has witnessed steady aridification and desertfication since the Pleistocene, but perhaps most dramatically since the 19th century.[2] In particular, the Boteti River used to flow year around in this area[2] on its way to discharge to the Makgadikgadi Pans,[3] but presently this flow is only in the rainy season.

References

  1. ↑ "Distribution of population by sex by villages and their associated localities: 2001 population and housing census". Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2008-01-06. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michael Main (2001) African Adventurer's Guide to Botswana, Published by Struik, ISBN 1-86872-576-6, ISBN 978-1-86872-576-2 304 pages
  3. ↑ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Makgadikgadi, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham
50 largest cities of Botswana by population
Italics indicate capitals of districts
Retrieved from 's 2011 Census

Coordinates: 21°12′7″S 24°52′6″E / 21.20194°S 24.86833°E / -21.20194; 24.86833

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.