# Motshegaletau Locality, Serowe Palapye, Central District

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Census locality · Serowe Palapye 

# Motshegaletau

Motshegaletau is a census locality of Botswana in Serowe Palapye, Central District. It had an estimated **1,142 people** in 2023 on 30 km² (about 38 per km²). 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1,142people (2023)
- 29.8km²
- 1,181 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Motshegaletau?

Motshegaletau had an estimated **1,142 people** in 2023 — 0.5% of Serowe Palapye, 295th of 519 census localities. There are 1,226 women for every 1,000 men (above the Serowe Palapye figure of 1,078). Spread over 30 km², that is about **38 people per km²**, 96th of 519 census localities.

37.1% of people are children under 15 and 10.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 26 across Serowe Palapye). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 89 children and older people.

0–4 ****139**

5–9 ****153**

10–14 ****132**

15–19 ****44**

20–24 ****74**

25–29 ****68**

30–34 ****65**

35–39 ****78**

40–44 ****82**

45–49 ****59**

50–54 ****50**

55–59 ****48**

60–64 ****36**

65–69 ****25**

70–74 ****39**

75–79 ****27**

80+ ****23**

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

## Where is Motshegaletau?

Motshegaletau lies in [Serowe Palapye](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/), [Central District](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/), [Botswana](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/). It borders 3 other census localities: [Moiyabana](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/moiyabana/), [Sehunou](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/sehunou/) and [Thabala](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/thabala/). By area it is the 452nd largest of 519 census localities in Botswana. It covers 0.1% of [Serowe Palapye](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/). The centre of Motshegaletau is about 238 km in a straight line from Gaborone, the capital. It is about 38 km from Serowe, the main town of Serowe Palapye. The centre point is at 22.5581° S, 26.3952° E.

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

## Things to see in and around Motshegaletau

### Nearby, outside Motshegaletau

- Motshegaletau · attraction, Sehunou2.6 km
- Moiyabana · attraction, Moiyabana10 km
- Home · attraction, Serowe11 km
- Down corner A · viewpoint, Serowe11 km
- Corner top B · viewpoint, Serowe12 km
- Olehile corner D · viewpoint, Serowe12 km
- Hills side c1 · attraction, Serowe12 km
- Top corner C-hills · viewpoint, Serowe12 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Motshegaletau

- 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

- Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown191 km
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) · Gaborone227 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.5 hours, sunrise around 05:24) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:51, sunset around 17:37).

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 Motshegaletau

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Motshegaletau.

- Mokgolopite
- Motshegaletau

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 Motshegaletau and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Serowe Palapye, the warmest month is Dec (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 169 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 458 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (89 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 25 89 

Feb 24 81 

Mar 23 58 

Apr 20 26 

May 17 5 

Jun 14 9 

Jul 13 1 

Aug 17 1 

Sep 21 8 

Oct 24 34 

Nov 25 58 

Dec 25 89 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Motshegaletau

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Serowe Hospital · Serowe 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.39145&mlon=26.69146#map=17/-22.39145/26.69146) 

Petrol pump Engen · Serowe 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.25190&mlon=26.44440#map=17/-22.25190/26.44440) 

Hotel Mokao Guest House · Serowe 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.41045&mlon=26.69830#map=17/-22.41045/26.69830) 

School Manonnye Primary School · Serowe 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.40271&mlon=26.69022#map=17/-22.40271/26.69022) 

College Serowe College of Education · Serowe 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.40145&mlon=26.69375#map=17/-22.40145/26.69375) 

Police station Serowe Police Station · Serowe 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.38849&mlon=26.69587#map=17/-22.38849/26.69587) 

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 Serowe Palapye

- Diloro
- Dimajwe
- Gamabuo
- Gojwane
- Goo-Sekgweng
- Gootau
- Kgagodi
- Lecheng
- Lerala
- Lesenepole/Matolwane
- Mabeleapudi
- Majwanaadipitse
- Majwaneng
- Malaka
- Malatswai
- Manaledi
- Matlhakola
- Maunatlala
- Mmashoro
- Moeng
- Mogapi
- Mogapinyana
- Mogome
- Mogorosi
- Moiyabana
- Mokgware
- Mokhungwana
- Mokokwana
- Moremi
- Moreomabele
- Mosweu
- Paje
- Palapye
- Radisele
- Ratholo
- Sehunou
- Seolwane
- Serowe
- Serule
- Tamasane
- Thabala
- Topisi
- Tshimoyapula
- Tuli

## Quick answers

- Where is Motshegaletau?In Serowe Palapye, Central District, Botswana
- What is the population of Motshegaletau?1,142 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Motshegaletau?About 27 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Motshegaletau?About 38 people per km²
- What borders Motshegaletau?Moiyabana, Sehunou and Thabala
- What is there to see in Motshegaletau?Motshegaletau, Moiyabana, Home, Down corner A
- What time zone is Motshegaletau in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Motshegaletau?Pula (BWP)
- What language is spoken in Motshegaletau?English, Tswana (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Motshegaletau?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Motshegaletau?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Motshegaletau?Serowe Hospital, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Motshegaletau?Engen, about 34 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Motshegaletau?BW120135 (OCHA common operational dataset)