Shakawe

Shakawe is a village located in the northwest corner of at the beginning of the , close to and . Shakawe is awakening from its former status as a sleepy little outpost on the Okavango.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xakao and Kauxwhi.

Village
is a village in of . It is located close to the border, where the river enters Botswana. The population was 1,049 in 2001 census. is situated 8 km northeast of Shakawe.

Village
Kauxwi is a village in of . According to the village elders, the village was formally established in 1983. It is located close to the border and has both primary and secondary schools. is situated 10 km north of Shakawe.

Shakawe

Latitude
-18.36328° or 18° 21′ 48″ south
Longitude
21.83985° or 21° 50′ 24″ east
Population
10,600
Elevation
1,000 metres (3,281 feet)
IATA airport code
SWX
United Nations Location Code
BW SWX
Open location code
5GH3JRPQ+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2467673154
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
933077
Wiki­data ID
Q170663
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Zulu—“Shakawe” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Shakawe
  • Cebuano: Shakawe
  • Chinese: 沙卡韋
  • Chinese: 沙卡韦
  • Dutch: Shakawe
  • Finnish: Shakawe
  • French: Shakawe
  • Fulah: Shakawe
  • German: Shakawe
  • Greek: Σακάουε
  • Italian: Shakawe
  • Japanese: シャカウェ
  • Malagasy: Shakawe
  • Persian: شاکاو، بوتسوانا
  • Polish: Shakawe
  • Portuguese: Shakawe
  • Russian: Шакаве
  • Spanish: Shakawe
  • Swahili: Shakawe
  • Swedish: Shakawe
  • Tswana: Shakawe
  • Turkish: Shakawe
  • Zulu: Shakawe
  • Shakawe

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