Botswana Postal Code

Botswana officially known as the Republic of Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on the south and southeast, Namibia on the west and north, and Zimbabwe on the northeast. Gaborone is the capital and the largest city of Botswana. The other major cities and towns in Botswana are Francistown, Molepolole, Maun, Mogoditshane, Serowe, Kanye, Selibe Phikwe, Mochudi, Mahalapye, Palapye, Tlokweng, Ramotswa, Lobatse, Letihakane, Moshupa, Tonota, Thamaga, Bobonong, Tutume, Jwaneng, Mmopane, Gabane, Ghanzi, etc.

The official languages of the country in Botswana are English and Setswana. The other spoken languages in Botswana are Bantu, Khoe, Tuu, etc. Botswana is well known for its unique way of celebrating its festivals like New Year’s Day, World Wetlands Day, Maitisong Festival, Maun Festival, Christmas, Kuru Dance Festival, Independence Day, Khawa Dune Challenge and Cultural Festival, Heart of the City Carnival, etc. Many foreigners or travelers also take part in the celebration and enjoy it.

The official name of the postal service in Botswana is BotswanaPost. The postal service in Botswana was introduced in 1875 and the name BotswanaPost was adopted in 1989. At first, there was so much controversy over the places which were registered under the postal code office, but then slowly every region in Botswana got its postal codes. The pin code is segregated in such a way that each of the postal codes is.

Land Area

Botswana has a total land area of 5,81,730 km2, which comes to around a total of 2,24,610 mi2. The territory of Botswana is divided into 10 administrative districts, two cities, five towns, and 11 sub-districts. These are administered by 16 local authorities. The names of the ten districts are Southern District, South-East District, Kweneng District, Central District, North-East District, Kgalagadi District, Chobe District, and Ghanzi District. It was further subdivided into cities, municipalities, towns, and villages.

Water Area

Botswana has major sources of water including groundwater, lakes, rainwater, rivers, snow, soil moisture springs, streams, water, waterfall, wetlands, etc. Botswana has more than three lakes and a few water bodies. Some water bodies have developed as tourist spots. Many water bodies are small in area and contain a minimum volume of water. Most of these water bodies are fresh water and very few are salt lakes.

Mountains

Botswana contains more than 356 named mountains. The highest peak is Monalanong Hill which is about 1,494 meters (4,901 feet) and the most prominent mountain is Male Hill which is about 1,390 meters (4,560 feet). The other major mountains in Botswana are Otse Hill, Mmamotshwane Hill, Pyetle Hill, Bopharamo Hill, Sehowya, Kgoro Hill, Kemagabeolwe, Ntswesolo Hill, Tswapong Hills, Mabeleapodi Hill, Tloupye Hill, Phiriyabokwete Hill, Kgale Hill, Mowana Hill, Marakalalo, etc.

Postal Stamps

List of postal and courier services in Botswana:

• Sprint Couriers
• Dynamic Road Services
• KTU Express
• FedEx Express Botswana
• TMS Logistics
• City2Town Couriers
• TMS Francistown
• TNT Express
• DHL Express Service Point