Lake Ngami is an endorheic lake in Botswana , north of the Kalahari Desert . It is seasonally filled by the Taughe River, an effluent of the Okavango River system flowing out of the western side of the Okavango Delta . It is one of the fragmented remnants of the ancient Lake Makgadikgadi . Although the lake has shrunk dramatically beginning from 1890, it remains an important habitat for birds and wildlife, especially in flood years.
18-669: Tubu is a village in North-West District of Botswana , 10 kilometers due east of Gumare village. It is located close to the Okavango Delta , it has a primary school, a clinic and electricity. The population was 392 in 2001 census. It is a gateway to cattle posts and farms for many of the settlers in the area and hence the village sees and increase in population during ploughing season. 19°21′9″S 22°16′55″E / 19.35250°S 22.28194°E / -19.35250; 22.28194 This Botswana location article
36-535: A district council, and the Okavango subdistrict council are responsible for local administration. The policies for the administration are framed by the Ministry of Local Government. The major activities of the district council are Tribal Administration, Remote Area Development and Local Governance. The executive powers of the council are vested in a commissioner appointed by the central government. The technical services wing of
54-426: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North-West District (Botswana) The North-West District or Ngamiland is one of the first-level administrative subdivisions of Botswana . For census and administrative purposes Ngamiland is subdivided into Ngamiland East, Ngamiland West and Ngamiland Delta (Okavango). It is governed by a District Commissioner, appointed by the national government, and
72-411: Is received during the summer season from November to May. North-West District shares its borders with the following foreign areas: Omaheke Region, Namibia in southwest, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia in west, Kavango East Region, Namibia in northwest and Zambezi Region, Namibia in north. Domestically, it borders Central District in southeast, Ghanzi District in southwest and Chobe District in
90-722: The Bechuanaland Protectorate , the northern boundary was 22° south latitude. On 30 June 1890, the northern boundary of the protectorate was formally extended northward by the British to include Ngamiland, which at the time was still under the Tawana, who by then recognized the authority of Khama III . British officials did not arrive in the Ngamiland region until 1894. Ngamiland was administered as Bechuanaland's northwestern corner and primary contact point with German South West Africa via
108-537: The Caprivi Strip . In 1966 the North-West District was established which included both Ngamiland and Chobe ; however, in 2006, Chobe District was again separated out. The region has an average elevation of around 915 m (3,002 ft) above the mean sea level. The vegetation type is Savannah , with tall grasses, bushes and trees. The annual precipitation is around 650 mm (26 in), most of which
126-724: The Gchwihaba (Drotsky's) Caves , the Aha Hills (on the border with Namibia ), the Nhabe Museum in Maun, and Maun Educational Park are the major tourist attractions in the district. In the late 18th century, the Tswana people , primarily herders, began expanding northward into what is now called Ngamiland. A sub-chiefdom, called Tawana out of Ngwato, was established there. In 1885 when the British established
144-917: The Department of Local Government is responsible for developing roads and the infrastructure in villages such as water supply, schools and recreational facilities. All local administration staff, except the District Administration staff itself, are selected via centralised services of the North West District Council, with the Ministry of Local Government being responsible for their training, deployment and career development. The sub-districts of North-West/Ngamiland District are Ngamiland East (aka Ngamiland South, headquarters Maun), Ngamiland West (aka Ngamiland North) and Okavango, also called Ngamiland Delta, (headquarters Gumare ). Border crossings There are two border checkpoints with Namibia in
162-601: The Lake Ngami just a few months before Livingstone arrived there. He had died on his way back. Ryder had made a sketch of the lake and although it was left unfinished, Livingstone persuaded Mrs. Ryder to lend it for the illustration of his book.8 Besides carefully copying the lake scenery, the artist employed by Murray was asked to add a family group into the picture to make it more suitable for Livingstone's purposes. Charles John Andersson (who published Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries during Four Years' Wanderings in
180-475: The North-West District: Towns and villages Population 50,000+ Population over 10,000 Population under 10,000 Lake Ngami Lake Ngami had many famous visitors during the 19th (and into the 20th) century. In 1849 David Livingstone described it as a "shimmering lake, some 80 miles [130 km] long and 20 [30 km] wide". Livingstone also made a few cultural notes about
198-641: The decade was 2.08. The population in the district was 8.67 per cent of the total population in the country. The sex ratio stood at 95.11 for every 100 males, compared to 93.43 in 2001. The average house hold size was 3.27 in 2011 compared to 4.49 in 2001. There were 5,437 craft and related workers, 2,290 clerks, 8,777 people working in elementary occupation 1,117 Legislators, Administrators & managers 2,974 Plant & machine operators and assemblers, 856 professionals, 5,812 service workers, shop & market sales workers, 2,398 skilled agricultural & related workers 2,069 technicians and associated professionals, making
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#1732854778404216-449: The district. As of 2006, 12,737 were involved in agriculture, 1,131 in construction, 2,090 in education, 177 in electricity and water, 88 in finance, 1,000 in health, 1,144 in hotels and restaurants, 1,450 in manufacturing, 403 in other community services, 1,455 in private households, 4,722 in public administration, 932 in real estate, 730 in transport and communications, and 4,412 in wholesale and retail trade. The total number of workers
234-703: The east. Like most of Botswana, it consists of partially dissected tablelands , in this case sloping down from the Kaukau Veld that lies to the northwest. This flow and the Okavango River drain into the mostly endorheic Okavango Delta . The delta seasonally overflows into the endorheic Lake Ngami to the south, and into the Thamalakane River which via the Boteti River feeds the Makgadikgadi salt pans to
252-539: The elected North-West District Council . The administrative centre is Maun . As of 2011, the total population of the district was 175,631 compared to 142,970 in 2001. The growth rate of population during the decade was 2.08. The total number of workers constituted 32,471 with 16,852 males and 15,621 females, with a majority of them involved in agriculture. Maun , the Tsodilo Hills , the Moremi Game Reserve ,
270-457: The people living in this area; he noticed they had a story similar to that of the Tower of Babel , except that the builders' heads were "cracked by the fall of the scaffolding " ( Missionary Travels , chap. 26). One of the illustrations is known to have been made on the basis of a sketch by Mr. Alfred Ryder (1825-1850) son of Artist, William Mills Rider (1795 - 1841), a young Englishman who had visited
288-405: The southeast. Most of the rivers in the region are seasonal, and subject to flash floods . Maun, the Tsodilo Hills , Moremi Game Reserve , Gchwihaba (Drotsky's) Caves , Aha Hills, Nhabe Museum and Maun Educational Park are the major tourist attractions in the district. As of 2011, the total population of the district was 175,631 compared to 142,970 in 2001. The growth rate of population during
306-554: The total work force to 31,915. As of 2011, there were a total of 071 schools in the district, with 8.30 per cent private schools. The total number of students in the Council schools was 28,101, while it was 940 in private schools. The total number of students enrolled in the district was 29,041: 14,190 girls and 14,851 boys. The total number of qualified teachers was 1,070, 658 female and 412 male. There were around 27 temporary teachers, 13 male and 40 female. There were 6 untrained teachers in
324-530: Was 32,471, 16,852 male and 15,621 female. By far the largest settlement in the district is Maun, which had a population of over 60,000 in 2011 census. The following is the list of villages noted separately in the 2001 census in each census region. When Botswana gained independence from the British in 1966, they adapted the colonial administration framework to form its district administration. The policies were modified between 1970 and 1974 to address impediments to rural development. The district administration,
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