Back Kanye Afrikaans كانييه ARZ کانیه، بوتسوانا AZB Кан’е Byelorussian Kanye CEB Kanye Danish Kanye German Κάνιε Greek Kanye (Botsuana) Spanish Kanye (Botswana) Basque
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Kanye | |
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Village | |
 Main road in Kanye | |
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  Kanye | |
| Coordinates: 24°59′S 25°21′E / 24.983°S 25.350°E | |
| Country |  Botswana |
| District | Southern District |
| Sub-district | Kanye |
| Elevation | 1,306 m (4,288 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,028 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Geographical area code[2] | 54X |
| Climate | BSh |
Kanye is a village in southern Botswana, located 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-west of the capital, Gaborone.[3] It is the administrative centre of the Southern District, and had a population of 48,028 as of the 2022 Population and Housing Census.[4][5] This is an increase compared to the 45,196 of the 2011 census, making it the ninth-largest village in the country.[6] Kanye is the traditional capital of the Ngwaketse tribe, who first settled in the area in the 1790s. The village is the longest continuously-occupied tribal capital in the country.[7]
- ^ "2011 Census". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
- ^ Botswana Telecommunications Authority (11 September 2009), "Botswana (country code +267)", National Numbering Plans, International Telecommunication Union, archived from the original (DOC) on 27 December 2009, retrieved 27 December 2009
- ^ Kanye, Botswana Beckons. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census 2022 : Population of Cities, Towns and Villages Version 2". Statistics Botswana. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 : Population of Cities, Towns and Villages Version 2. Statistics Botswana. 2022. ISBN 978-99968-959-3-7.
- ^ 2011 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Results Brief Archived 9 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Census Office of Botswana. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Kanye, Botswana Tourism. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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