# Thabala Locality, Serowe Palapye, Central District

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Census locality · Serowe Palapye 

# Thabala

Thabala is a census locality of Botswana in Serowe Palapye, Central District. It had an estimated **2,945 people** in 2023 on 265 km² (about 11 per km²). 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2,945people (2023)
- 265km²
- 1,182 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Thabala?

Thabala had an estimated **2,945 people** in 2023 — 1.4% of Serowe Palapye, 123rd of 519 census localities. There are 1,101 women for every 1,000 men (above the Serowe Palapye figure of 1,078). Spread over 265 km², that is about **11 people per km²**, 209th of 519 census localities.

35.4% of people are children under 15 and 11.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 26 across Serowe Palapye). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 88 children and older people.

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5–9 ****370**

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15–19 ****112**

20–24 ****180**

25–29 ****153**

30–34 ****172**

35–39 ****155**

40–44 ****167**

45–49 ****185**

50–54 ****159**

55–59 ****148**

60–64 ****133**

65–69 ****115**

70–74 ****100**

75–79 ****60**

80+ ****63**

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

## Where is Thabala?

Thabala 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 6 other census localities: [Gamabuo](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/gamabuo/), [Mogorosi](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/mogorosi/), [Moiyabana](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/moiyabana/), [Motshegaletau](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/motshegaletau/), [Sehunou](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/sehunou/) and [Serowe](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/serowe/). By area it is the 238th largest of 519 census localities in Botswana. It covers 0.8% of [Serowe Palapye](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/). The centre of Thabala is about 244 km in a straight line from Gaborone, the capital. It is about 32 km from Serowe, the main town of Serowe Palapye. The centre point is at 22.5143° S, 26.4351° 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 Thabala

### Nearby, outside Thabala

- Motshegaletau · attraction, Sehunou8.1 km
- Down corner A · viewpoint, Serowe14 km
- Home · attraction, Serowe14 km
- Olehile corner D · viewpoint, Serowe14 km
- Hills side c1 · attraction, Serowe14 km
- Corner top B · viewpoint, Serowe15 km
- Top corner C-hills · viewpoint, Serowe15 km
- Mogorosi · attraction, Mogorosi15 km
- Moiyabana · attraction, Moiyabana16 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: Thabala

- 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) · Francistown185 km
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) · Gaborone233 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 Thabala

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Thabala. Settlements here lie between about 1,115 m and 1,196 m above sea level (median 1,182 m).

- Mhethi
- Mmakgari
- Mmapilane
- Mmapote
- Thabala

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 Thabala 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 170 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 Thabala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Serowe Hospital · Serowe 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.39145&mlon=26.69146#map=17/-22.39145/26.69146) 

Bank BBS · Serowe 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.38936&mlon=26.70310#map=17/-22.38936/26.70310) 

ATM Barclays · Serowe 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.42103&mlon=26.74552#map=17/-22.42103/26.74552) 

Petrol pump Engen · Serowe 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.25190&mlon=26.44440#map=17/-22.25190/26.44440) 

Hotel Mokao Guest House · Serowe 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.41045&mlon=26.69830#map=17/-22.41045/26.69830) 

Mall Serowe Main Mall · Serowe 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.38945&mlon=26.70283#map=17/-22.38945/26.70283) 

School Boipelego Junior Secondary School · Serowe 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.43223&mlon=26.70274#map=17/-22.43223/26.70274) 

College Serowe College of Education · Serowe 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.40145&mlon=26.69375#map=17/-22.40145/26.69375) 

Police station Serowe Police Station · Serowe 30 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
- Motshegaletau
- Paje
- Palapye
- Radisele
- Ratholo
- Sehunou
- Seolwane
- Serowe
- Serule
- Tamasane
- Topisi
- Tshimoyapula
- Tuli

## Quick answers

- Where is Thabala?In Serowe Palapye, Central District, Botswana
- What is the population of Thabala?2,945 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Thabala?About 29 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Thabala?About 11 people per km²
- What borders Thabala?Gamabuo, Mogorosi, Moiyabana, Motshegaletau, Sehunou and Serowe
- What is there to see in Thabala?Motshegaletau, Down corner A, Home, Olehile corner D
- What time zone is Thabala in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Thabala?Pula (BWP)
- What language is spoken in Thabala?English, Tswana (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Thabala?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Thabala?Settlements lie between 1,115 m and 1,196 m
- What is the best time to visit Thabala?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thabala?Serowe Hospital, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thabala?BBS, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thabala?Barclays, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thabala?Engen, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thabala?BW120129 (OCHA common operational dataset)