# Tshimoyapula Locality, Serowe Palapye, Central District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/tshimoyapula/

Census locality · Serowe Palapye 

# Tshimoyapula

Tshimoyapula is a census locality of Botswana in Serowe Palapye, Central District. It had an estimated **1,477 people** in 2023 on 153 km² (about 9.7 per km²).

- 1,477people (2023)
- 153km²

## How many people live in Tshimoyapula?

Tshimoyapula had an estimated **1,477 people** in 2023 — 0.7% of Serowe Palapye, 237th of 519 census localities. There are 1,004 women for every 1,000 men (below the Serowe Palapye figure of 1,078). Spread over 153 km², that is about **9.7 people per km²**, 226th of 519 census localities.

38.1% of people are children under 15 and 8.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 26 across Serowe Palapye). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 88 children and older people.

0–4 ****185**

5–9 ****209**

10–14 ****168**

15–19 ****75**

20–24 ****83**

25–29 ****82**

30–34 ****74**

35–39 ****88**

40–44 ****100**

45–49 ****70**

50–54 ****77**

55–59 ****78**

60–64 ****59**

65–69 ****42**

70–74 ****39**

75–79 ****15**

80+ ****33**

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

## Where is Tshimoyapula?

Tshimoyapula 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 4 other census localities: [Mabeleapudi](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/mabeleapudi/), [Majwanaadipitse](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/majwanaadipitse/), [Serowe](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/serowe/) and [Topisi](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/topisi/). By area it is the 302nd largest of 519 census localities in Botswana. It covers 0.4% of [Serowe Palapye](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/central/serowe-palapye/). The centre of Tshimoyapula is about 303 km in a straight line from Gaborone, the capital. It is about 42 km from Serowe, the main town of Serowe Palapye. The centre point is at 22.1265° S, 27.0046° 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: Tshimoyapula

- 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) · Francistown118 km
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo289 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.5 hours, sunrise around 05:22) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:48, sunset around 17:35).

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.

## Landscape and landmarks of Tshimoyapula

Named natural and historic features inside Tshimoyapula, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Malonngwe Hill · 1,093 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Tshimoyapula and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Serowe Palapye, the warmest month is Dec (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). 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 26 89 

Feb 25 81 

Mar 24 58 

Apr 21 26 

May 18 5 

Jun 15 9 

Jul 14 1 

Aug 18 1 

Sep 22 8 

Oct 25 34 

Nov 26 58 

Dec 26 89 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tshimoyapula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Engen · Serowe 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.32330&mlon=27.05160#map=17/-22.32330/27.05160) 

Hotel The JAW Camp · Serowe 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.24952&mlon=26.72589#map=17/-22.24952/26.72589) 

Mall Serowe Main Mall · Serowe 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.38841&mlon=26.74509#map=17/-22.38841/26.74509) 

School Ranokanyane Jss Serowe · Serowe 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.35535&mlon=26.74087#map=17/-22.35535/26.74087) 

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
- Thabala
- Topisi
- Tuli

## Quick answers

- Where is Tshimoyapula?In Serowe Palapye, Central District, Botswana
- What is the population of Tshimoyapula?1,477 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Tshimoyapula?About 26 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Tshimoyapula?About 9.7 people per km²
- What borders Tshimoyapula?Mabeleapudi, Majwanaadipitse, Serowe and Topisi
- What time zone is Tshimoyapula in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Tshimoyapula?Pula (BWP)
- What language is spoken in Tshimoyapula?English, Tswana (main languages nationally)
- What is the highest point in Tshimoyapula?Malonngwe Hill (1,093 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Tshimoyapula?January to December
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tshimoyapula?Engen, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tshimoyapula?BW120126 (OCHA common operational dataset)