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Ghanzi District

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The policies for the administration are framed by the Ministry of Local Government. The major activities of the council are Tribal Administration, Remote Area Development and Local Governance. The executive powers of the council are vested on a commissioner appointed by the central government. Technical services wing of the Department of Local Government is responsible for developing roads, infrastructure in villages like water supply, schools and recreational facilities. All the staff of the local administration expect District Administration are selected via Unified Local Government Services (ULGS) and the Ministry of Local Government is responsible for their training, deployment and career development. Charles Hill Sub-District, Ghanzi Sub-District are the two sub districts of the district.
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104.07 in 2001. The average house hold size was 2.94 in 2011 compared to 4.21 in 2001. There were 1,424 craft and related workers, 615 clerks, 3,730 people working in elementary occupation 230 Legislators, Administrators & managers 534 Plant & machine operators and assemblers, 131 professionals, 1,043 service workers, shop & market sales workers, 771 skilled agricultural & related workers 509 technicians and associated professionals, making the total work force to 9,015.
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As of 2006, 3,507 were involved in agriculture, 323 in construction, 724 in education, 43 in electricity and water, 121 in finance, 264 in health, 83 in hotels and restaurants, 560 in manufacturing, 93 in other community services, 399 in private households, 1,849 in public administration, 355 in real
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in 1966 and adapted the colonial administration framework to form its district administration. The policies were modified during 1970-74 to address some of the basic issues. The district is administered by a district administration and district council which are responsible for local administration.
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As of 2011, there were a total of 23 schools in the district, with 1.70 per cent private schools. The total number of students in the Council schools was 7,202 while it was 69 in private schools. The total number of students enrolled in the district was 7,271: 3,645 girls and 3,626 boys. The total
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As of 2011, the total population of the district was 43,355 compared to 33,170 in 2001. The growth rate of population during the decade was 2.71. The population in the district was 2.14 per cent of the total population in the country. The sex ratio stood at 107.41 for every 100 males, compared to
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has. Most part of Botswana has tableland slopes sliding from east to west. The region has an average elevation of around 550 m (1,800 ft) above the mean sea level. The vegetation type is
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number of qualified teachers was 305: 185 female and 120 male. There were around 17 temporary teachers, 17 male and 34 female. There were no untrained teachers in the district.
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estate, 185 in transport and communications, 1,788 in wholesale and retail trade. The total number of workers was 10,294: 5,959 male and 4,335 female.
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on the south. Ghanzi is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. This region is largely covered by the
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The district is administered by a district administration and district council which are responsible for local administration.
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in the west and extending east into much of the interior of the country. The district's administrative centre is the town of
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with a population of 21,420 according to the 2011 census, which is fifteen times more than the second-largest village
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in the rainy summer season. The largest town in the district is the capital
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Burnham 325:, some of which is also covered by the 907: 700: 490:Botswana gained independence from the 403: 799: 650:"Education details of Botswana, 2011" 617: 574: 551: 668: 13: 642: 398: 14: 931: 603:"Tourist attractions in Botswana" 477: 892: 297:In the west, Ghanzi borders the 230:In the west, Ghanzi borders the 103: 41: 770: 743: 709:(3). Louis A. Picard: 283–300. 703:The Journal of Developing Areas 384: 379:Kuru Museum and Cultural Centre 721: 694: 595: 568: 545: 1: 515: 359:Central Kalahari Game Reserve 260:Central Kalahari Game Reserve 225:Central Kalahari Game Reserve 371:Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 284: 272:Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 7: 498: 10: 936: 731:. Common Wealth of Nations 628:"Census of Botswana, 2011" 552:Hogan, C. Michael (2008). 454:Source: Census of Botswana 889: 833: 777:Gaotlhobogwe, Monkagedi. 510:Sub-districts of Botswana 453: 416:—     179: 162: 158:0.37/km (0.95/sq mi) 154: 146: 141: 133: 128: 116: 96: 61: 49: 40: 31: 25: 21: 605:. 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Index

District
Makgadikgadi Pans
Location within Botswana
22°00′S 22°00′E / 22.000°S 22.000°E / -22.000; 22.000
Country
Botswana
Capital
Ghanzi
Time zone
UTC+2
Central Africa Time
HDI
10th
district
Botswana
Namibia
Ghanzi
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Omaheke
Namibia
North-West
Central
Kweneng
Kgalagadi
Ghanzi
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Deception Valley
Ghanzi Craft
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Khutse Game Reserve

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