Back Masunga Afrikaans ماسونقا، بوتسوانا AZB Масунга Byelorussian Masunga CEB Μασούνγκα Greek Masunga Spanish Masunga Basque ماسونگا، بوتسوانا Persian Masunga Finnish Masunga French
Masunga | |
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Village | |
  Masunga | |
| Coordinates: 20°40′S 27°25′E / 20.667°S 27.417°E | |
| Country | Botswana |
| District | North-East District |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,696 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| Climate | BSh |
Masunga /ˈmɑːsuŋɡʌ/ is a Bakalanga settlement in the North-East District of Botswana. The village is the Headquarters of the North East District. The nearest city is Francistown which is about 120 km (75 mi) away. The Chief of the region is Kgosi Thabo Maruje Masunga III, who took over from his uncle Christopher Masunga.
Near Masunga are the hills of Domboshaba, which hold a ruined outpost of the Kalanga Empire, more like Great Zimbabwe (Mutapa). It is one of the tourist attractions in Botswana where a yearly Ikalanga cultural ceremony takes place.
The language spoken in the North East Region is Kalanga, not Tswana like the rest of Botswana. Kalanga is closely related to Shona, the main language of Zimbabwe.
- ^ "2011 census". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.