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Bokspits is located in Botswana
Bokspits
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Location of Bokspits

Bokspits is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is the southernmost village in Botswana and is located close to the border with South Africa next to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Bokspits has a creche, primary school, clinic, police station, post office, government offices, churches, airstrip and various shops (supermarkets, co-operative, general dealers, restaurants and a number of bars and bottlestores). There is a number of football teams for example the most famous one Bokspits United FC. Bokspits has experienced a great deal of growth and development e.g. tarred roads and communication networks (be mobile, mascom & Orange). The population counted 507 in the 2011 census.[1]

Etymology

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There is a popular theory that the name of the town is named after someone called Bok, who was one of the settlers who owned a well in the region.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ CHIPPA LEGODIMO (15 March 2013). "The grand revival of Bok's pits". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

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