Back Noordwesdistrik, Botswana Afrikaans مقاطعة الشمال الغربي Arabic Distritu Noroeste (Botsuana) AST Паўночна-заходняя акруга (Батсвана) Byelorussian Паўночна-заходняя акруга (Батсвана) BE-X-OLD Северозападен окръг Bulgarian North-West (Botswana) Breton North West District CEB North-West District (Botswana) Danish North West District German
Ngamiland | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Maun_Botswana2.jpg) Maun | |
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Botswana_-_North-West.svg) Location within Botswana | |
| Coordinates: 19°30′S 23°30′E / 19.500°S 23.500°E | |
| Country |  Botswana |
| Capital | Maun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129,930 km2 (50,170 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Total | 196,574 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.697[1] medium · 9th |
The North-West District or Ngamiland is one of the first-level administrative subdivisions of Botswana. For census and administrative purposes Ngamiland is subdivided into Ngamiland East, Ngamiland West and Ngamiland Delta (Okavango).[2] It is governed by a District Commissioner, appointed by the national government, and the elected North-West District Council. The administrative centre is Maun.
As of 2011, the total population of the district was 175,631 compared to 142,970 in 2001. The growth rate of population during the decade was 2.08. The total number of workers constituted 32,471 with 16,852 males and 15,621 females, with a majority of them involved in agriculture.[citation needed]
Maun, the Tsodilo Hills, the Moremi Game Reserve, the Gchwihaba (Drotsky's) Caves, the Aha Hills (on the border with Namibia), the Nhabe Museum in Maun, and Maun Educational Park are the major tourist attractions in the district.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Botswana Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.