# Sheep Farm Locality, Barolong, Southern District – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/botswana/southern/barolong/sheep-farm/

Census locality · Barolong 

# Sheep Farm

Sheep Farm is a census locality of Botswana in Barolong, Southern District. It had an estimated **304 people** in 2023 on 17 km² (about 17 per km²). 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 304people (2023)
- 17.4km²

## How many people live in Sheep Farm?

Sheep Farm had an estimated **304 people** in 2023 — 0.5% of Barolong, 487th of 519 census localities. There are 936 women for every 1,000 men (below the Barolong figure of 1,118). Spread over 17 km², that is about **17 people per km²**, 161st of 519 census localities.

33.6% of people are children under 15 and 8.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 25 across Barolong). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 74 children and older people.

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5–9 ****32**

10–14 ****35**

15–19 ****24**

20–24 ****19**

25–29 ****21**

30–34 ****13**

35–39 ****13**

40–44 ****13**

45–49 ****17**

50–54 ****22**

55–59 ****17**

60–64 ****16**

65–69 ****12**

70–74 ****9**

75–79 ****4**

80+ ****2**

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

## Where is Sheep Farm?

Sheep Farm lies in [Barolong](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/southern/barolong/), [Southern District](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/southern/), [Botswana](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/). It borders 3 other census localities: [Madingwana](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/southern/barolong/madingwana/), [Malokaganyane](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/southern/barolong/malokaganyane/) and [Ngwatsau](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/southern/barolong/ngwatsau/). By area it is the 489th largest of 519 census localities in Botswana. It covers 0.3% of [Barolong](https://wherepedia.org/botswana/southern/barolong/). The centre of Sheep Farm is about 108 km in a straight line from Gaborone, the capital. The centre point is at 25.5531° S, 25.4943° 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: Sheep Farm

- 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

- George Dick Montshioa Airport (MBD) · Mafeking28 km
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) · Gaborone119 km

### Nearest railway station

Rakhuna (Rakhuna), about 9.5 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 05:21) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 07:01, sunset around 17:34).

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 Sheep Farm

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

- Sheep Farm

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 Sheep Farm and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Barolong, the warmest month is Jan (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (12 °C). About 477 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (90 mm) and the driest Jul (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 87 

Feb 25 90 

Mar 23 63 

Apr 20 38 

May 16 11 

Jun 13 7 

Jul 12 1 

Aug 16 3 

Sep 20 9 

Oct 24 24 

Nov 25 57 

Dec 26 88 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sheep Farm

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Good Hope Primary Hospital · Good Hope 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.47018&mlon=25.44478#map=17/-25.47018/25.44478) 

Petrol pump Shell · Good Hope 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.46952&mlon=25.44423#map=17/-25.46952/25.44423) 

School Goodhope Senior Secondary School · Good Hope 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.46310&mlon=25.41744#map=17/-25.46310/25.41744) 

Police station Mmathethe Police Post/Kgotla (Customary Court) Offices · Mmathethe 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.32364&mlon=25.27162#map=17/-25.32364/25.27162) 

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 Barolong

- Bethel
- Borobadilepe
- Digawana
- Dikhukhung
- Dinatshana
- Ditlharapa
- Gamajalela
- Gathwane
- Good Hope
- Hebron
- Kangwe
- Kgoro
- Lejwana
- Leporung
- Logagane
- Lorwana
- Mabule
- Madingwana
- Magoriapitse
- Makokwe
- Malokaganyane
- Marojane
- Metlobo
- Metlojane
- Mmakgori
- Mmathethe
- Mogojogojo
- Mogwalale
- Mokatako
- Mokgomane
- Molete
- Motsentshe
- Musi
- Ngwatsau
- Papatlo
- Phihitshwane
- Pitsana-Potokwe
- Pitsane Siding
- Pitshane Molopo
- Rakhuna
- Ramatlabama
- Sedibeng
- Sekhutlane
- Tlhareseleele
- Tshidilamolomo
- Tswaaneng
- Tswagare/Lothoje/Lokalana
- Tswanyaneng

## Quick answers

- Where is Sheep Farm?In Barolong, Southern District, Botswana
- What is the population of Sheep Farm?304 (2023 estimate)
- What is the median age in Sheep Farm?About 27 years (2023 estimate)
- What is the population density of Sheep Farm?About 17 people per km²
- What borders Sheep Farm?Madingwana, Malokaganyane and Ngwatsau
- What time zone is Sheep Farm in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Sheep Farm?Pula (BWP)
- What language is spoken in Sheep Farm?English, Tswana (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sheep Farm?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Sheep Farm?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sheep Farm?Good Hope Primary Hospital, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sheep Farm?Shell, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sheep Farm?BW080226 (OCHA common operational dataset)