Mmakgodumo Dam
Mmakgodumo Dam, also known as Bathoen Dam, is a dam located in Kanye, in Botswana's Southern District. It was constructed in 1940 under the leadership of Bathoen II, the paramount chief of the Bangwaketse, as part of early water management and irrigation development initiatives in the area.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kanye.
Kanye
Photo: Iulus Ascanius, Public domain.
Kanye is a village in southern Botswana, located 83 kilometres south-west of the capital, Gaborone. It is the administrative centre of the Southern District, and had a population of 48,028 as of the 2022 Population and Housing Census.
Mmakgodumo Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Southern District, Botswana
- Location: Ngwaketsi District, Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tswana—“Mmakgodumo Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mmakgodumo Dam”
- Italian: “diga di Mmakgodumo”
- Swedish: “Mmakgodumo Dam”
- Tswana: “Letamo la Mmakgodumo”
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