Orapa Substation
Orapa Substation is an electrical substation in Central District, Botswana.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orapa diamond mine and Orapa Power Station.
Orapa diamond mine
Quarry
The Orapa diamond mine is the world's largest diamond mine by area. The mine is located in Orapa, a town in the Central District of Botswana about 240 km west of the city of Francistown. Orapa diamond mine is situated 1½ km northwest of Orapa Substation.
Orapa Power Station
Power station
The Orapa Power Station is a Peak load power generation plant located in the mining town of Orapa in northeastern Botswana in the Central District. It is built within the Debswana Diamond Company Ltd Orapa diamond mine fenced leased area and owned by the Government of Botswana who mandated the Botswana Power Corporation to manage, operate and maintain the facility. Orapa Power Station is situated 4 km east of Orapa Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orapa.
Orapa
Town
Orapa is a town located in the Central District of Botswana. It is the site of the Orapa diamond mine, the largest diamond-producing mine in the world, and is considered to be the diamond capital of the country. Orapa is situated 2½ km southwest of Orapa Substation.
Orapa Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Central District, Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-21.31695° or 21° 19′ 1″ southLongitude
25.37995° or 25° 22′ 48″ eastOperator
Botswana PowerOpen location code
5GC7M9MH+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 179496197
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