Seleka, Botswana

For the rebel group in the Central African Republic, see Séléka.

Seleka
Seleka Location of Seleka in Botswana
Coordinates: 23°06′S 26°48′E
Country	Botswana
District	Central District
Elevation	1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Time zone	GMT +2

Seleka is a village in near Mahalapye in the Central District of Botswana. It derives its name from the name of one of the four subgroups of the Rolong people.^[2] Seleka had 1157 inhabitants in 2011^[3]

The area was previously grouped under Tumasera - with four villages: Tubjwa, Malete, Seleka and Rasesa, but Seleka was given autonomy in 2006^[4] and given separate census in 2011.^[5][6]

References

1. "2011 Census". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
2. Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East - Page 615 2009 "Seleka. The Seleka are one of the four main subgroups of the Rolong. The Rolong are a Tswana people of Southern Africa."
3. Botswana Central Statistics Office [1]
4. (in English) « Botswana: Hope for Peace At Tumasera-Seleka », Mmegi, 31 juillet 2006 [2]
5. « Census opens old wounds in Tumasera and Seleka », Mmegi Online, 19 Aug 2011 [3]
6. Groundwater Development in Ramokgonami and Seleka Villages, Central District: Rural Village Water Supply Programme, Final Report, Water Resources Consultants (Pty) Ltd, Gaborone, 2000