The Kgalagadi District

Kgalagadi is a district in southwest Botswana, lying along that country's border with Namibia and South Africa. The administrative center is Tshabong. Kgalagadi covers a vast area of the Kalahari Desert. It has a total area of 105,200 km², and has a population of only 42,000 (2001). More than one-third of the district is covered by the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, which extends into South Africa.

Kgalagadi's location causes it to border the following regions and provinces:

    * Omaheke Region, Namibia - northwest
    * Hardap Region, Namibia - southwest
    * Northern Cape Province, South Africa - south
    * North West Province, South Africa - southeast

Domestically, it borders the following districts:

    * Ghanzi - north
    * Kweneng - northeast
    * Southern - east