# Rapples Pan Locality, Kgalagadi South, Kgalagadi District

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Census locality · Kgalagadi South 

# Rapples Pan

Rapples Pan is a census locality of Botswana in Kgalagadi South, Kgalagadi District. It had an estimated **407 people** in 2023 on 460 km² (about 0.9 per km²). 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 407people (2023)
- 460km²
- 1mapped service

## How many people live in Rapples Pan?

Rapples Pan had an estimated **407 people** in 2023 — 1.2% of Kgalagadi South, 454th of 519 census localities. There are 976 women for every 1,000 men (below the Kgalagadi South figure of 1,031). Spread over 460 km², that is about **0.9 people per km²**, 441st of 519 census localities.

31.4% of people are children under 15 and 6.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 32 years (it is 26 across Kgalagadi South). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 62 children and older people.

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25–29 ****29**

30–34 ****31**

35–39 ****33**

40–44 ****26**

45–49 ****26**

50–54 ****27**

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70–74 ****6**

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

## Where is Rapples Pan?

Rapples Pan lies in [Kgalagadi South](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/kgalagadi/kgalagadi-south/), [Kgalagadi District](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/kgalagadi/), [Botswana](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/). It borders 4 other census localities: [Bokspits](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/kgalagadi/kgalagadi-south/bokspits/), [Gachibana](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/kgalagadi/kgalagadi-south/gachibana/), [Khwawa](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/kgalagadi/kgalagadi-south/khwawa/) and [Vaalhoek](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/kgalagadi/kgalagadi-south/vaalhoek/). By area it is the 175th largest of 519 census localities in Botswana. It covers 0.9% of [Kgalagadi South](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/kgalagadi/kgalagadi-south/). The centre of Rapples Pan is about 538 km in a straight line from Gaborone, the capital. It is about 157 km from Tshabong, the main town of Kgalagadi South. The centre point is at 26.6359° S, 21.0136° 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: Rapples Pan

- 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

- Upington Airport (UTN) · Upington198 km
- Sishen Airport (SIS) · Sishen226 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.8 hours, sunrise around 05:37) and shortest in Jun (about 10.5 hours, sunrise around 07:21, sunset around 17:50).

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 Rapples Pan

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

- Rapples Pan

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 Rapples Pan and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kgalagadi South, the warmest month is Jan (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 230 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (44 mm) and the driest Jul (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 29 43 

Feb 28 44 

Mar 26 32 

Apr 22 28 

May 18 7 

Jun 13 2 

Jul 13 0 

Aug 15 1 

Sep 20 2 

Oct 24 14 

Nov 26 21 

Dec 28 37 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rapples Pan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Rapplespan Primary School · Rapples Pan 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.82247&mlon=20.81589#map=17/-26.82247/20.81589) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Rapples Pan

Places mapped inside Rapples Pan in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other census localities in Kgalagadi South

- Bogogobo
- Bokspits
- Bray
- Gachibana
- Khisa
- Khuis
- Khwawa
- Kokotsha
- Kolonkwane
- Makopong
- Maleshe
- Maralaleng
- Maubelo
- Middlepits
- Molopo Farms
- Omaweneno
- Phepheng/Draaihoek
- Struizendam
- Tsabong
- Vaalhoek
- Werda

## Quick answers

- Where is Rapples Pan?In Kgalagadi South, Kgalagadi District, Botswana
- What is the population of Rapples Pan?407 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Rapples Pan?About 32 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Rapples Pan?About 0.9 people per km²
- What borders Rapples Pan?Bokspits, Gachibana, Khwawa and Vaalhoek
- What time zone is Rapples Pan in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Rapples Pan?Pula (BWP)
- What language is spoken in Rapples Pan?English, Tswana (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Rapples Pan?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Rapples Pan?March to November
- What is the P-code of Rapples Pan?BW170111 (OCHA common operational dataset)