# Mokgenene Locality, Mahalapye, Central District – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/mahalapye/mokgenene/

Census locality · Mahalapye 

# Mokgenene

Mokgenene is a census locality of Botswana in Mahalapye, Central District. It had an estimated **1,372 people** in 2023 on 14 km² (about 100 per km²). 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1,372people (2023)
- 13.8km²

## How many people live in Mokgenene?

Mokgenene had an estimated **1,372 people** in 2023 — 1.1% of Mahalapye, 250th of 519 census localities. There are 1,124 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Mahalapye figure of 1,114). Spread over 14 km², that is about **100 people per km²**, 42nd of 519 census localities.

46.9% of people are children under 15 and 5.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 18 years (it is 26 across Mahalapye). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 110 children and older people.

0–4 ****168**

5–9 ****225**

10–14 ****250**

15–19 ****72**

20–24 ****108**

25–29 ****93**

30–34 ****80**

35–39 ****61**

40–44 ****53**

45–49 ****78**

50–54 ****39**

55–59 ****31**

60–64 ****38**

65–69 ****32**

70–74 ****17**

75–79 ****18**

80+ ****9**

Source: [UNFPA via OCHA HDX, population 2023 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bwa).

## Where is Mokgenene?

Mokgenene lies in [Mahalapye](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/mahalapye/), [Central District](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/), [Botswana](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/). It borders 3 other census localities: [Boatlaname](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/kweneng/kweneng-east/boatlaname/), [Poloka](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/mahalapye/poloka/) and [Shoshong](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/mahalapye/shoshong/). By area it is the 498th largest of 519 census localities in Botswana. It covers 0.1% of [Mahalapye](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/mahalapye/). The centre of Mokgenene is about 124 km in a straight line from Gaborone, the capital. The centre point is at 23.5452° S, 26.0415° E.

Source: [UNFPA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bwa).

## Know before you go: Mokgenene

- Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Gaborone
- CurrencyPula (BWP)
- Country calling code+267
- LanguagesEnglish, Tswana
- Plug typesType D, G · 230 V
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) · Gaborone113 km
- George Dick Montshioa Airport (MBD) · Mafeking255 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 05:23) and shortest in Jun (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 17:36).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Mokgenene

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mokgenene.

- Mokgenene

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Mokgenene and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mahalapye, the warmest month is Dec (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 425 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (85 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 80 

Feb 27 68 

Mar 25 56 

Apr 22 29 

May 19 7 

Jun 16 6 

Jul 15 1 

Aug 18 1 

Sep 23 12 

Oct 26 25 

Nov 27 57 

Dec 27 85 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mokgenene

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel River View Villa Self-Catering Hotel · Kgomodiatshaba 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.88016&mlon=26.01768#map=17/-23.88016/26.01768) 

School Sojwe Primary School · Sojwe 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.43002&mlon=25.74847#map=17/-23.43002/25.74847) 

Police station Sojwe Police Station · Sojwe 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.43440&mlon=25.76011#map=17/-23.43440/25.76011) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other census localities in Mahalapye

- Bonwapitse
- Borotsi
- Chadibe
- Dibete Station
- Dovedale
- Ikongwe
- Kalamare
- Kodibeleng
- Kudumatse
- Maape
- Machaneng
- Mahalapye
- Makwate
- Matlhako
- Mhalapitsa
- Mmaphashalala
- Mmutlana
- Mokobeng
- Mokoswane
- Mookane
- Moralane
- Moshopha
- Mosolotshane
- Ngwapa
- Otse
- Palla Road/Dinokwe
- Pilikwe
- Poloka
- Ramokgonami
- Sefhare
- Seleka
- Shakwe
- Shoshong
- Taupye
- Tewane
- Tuli
- Tumasera

## Quick answers

- Where is Mokgenene?In Mahalapye, Central District, Botswana
- What is the population of Mokgenene?1,372 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Mokgenene?About 18 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Mokgenene?About 100 people per km²
- What borders Mokgenene?Boatlaname, Poloka and Shoshong
- What time zone is Mokgenene in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Mokgenene?Pula (BWP)
- What language is spoken in Mokgenene?English, Tswana (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mokgenene?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mokgenene?January to December
- What is the P-code of Mokgenene?BW120227 (OCHA common operational dataset)