Palapye, Central District, Botswana


🇧🇼 Palapye is a growing town in Botswana, situated about halfway between Francistown and Gaborone (170 km (106 mi) from Francistown and 240 km (149 mi) from Gaborone). Over the years its position has made it a convenient stopover on one of Southern Africa's principal north–south rail and road routes. Located here is the Morupule Colliery coal mine, which supplies Morupule Power Station, Botswana's principal domestic source of electricity. The power station has undertaken an expansion project to increase its generation capacity in an effort to meet the country's increasing demand for electricity. Construction began in 2010. As of May 2021, Morupule A plant produces 132 MW of electricity, while Morupule B produces 600 MW. In 1997 Palapye was said to be the fastest-growing village in Africa, and was expected to expand its population from 30,000 to 180,000.

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Palapye has a population of over 36,211 people. Palapye also forms part of the wider Central District which has a population of over 638,604 people. Palapye is situated 50 km south-east of Serowe.

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Antipodal to Palapye is: -152.867,22.55

Locations Near: Palapye 27.1333,-22.55

🇧🇼 Serowe 26.695,-22.389 d: 48.4  

🇧🇼 Francistown 27.5,-21.167 d: 158.4  

🇧🇼 Mochudi 26.15,-24.417 d: 230.5  

🇧🇼 Gaborone 25.91,-24.64 d: 263.7  

🇿🇦 Polokwane 29.45,-23.892 d: 279.8  

🇿🇦 Soshanguve 28.172,-25.425 d: 336.7  

🇿🇦 Brits 27.767,-25.633 d: 348.8  

🇿🇦 Tshwane 28.333,-25.667 d: 367.3  

🇿🇦 Pretoria 28.185,-25.746 d: 371  

🇿🇦 Centurion 28.168,-25.878 d: 384.6  

Antipodal to: Palapye -152.867,22.55

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 19625.5  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 19600.1  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 19596.6  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 19592.9  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 19584.9  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 19482.6  

🇺🇸 Pearl City -157.969,21.394 d: 19473.5  

🇺🇸 Kapa'a -159.333,22.083 d: 19348  

🇺🇸 Līhuʻe -159.35,21.967 d: 19344.8  

🇺🇸 Lihue -159.35,21.967 d: 19344.8  

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