Botswana Genealogy

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Guide to Botswana ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Botswana is a country in Africa bordered by South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It was formerly ruled by Great Britain. The official languages are Setswana and English.

Botswana Online Genealogy Records

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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Botswana. Districts:

Jurisdictions

District	Sub-districts
Central District	Bobirwa Boteti Mahalapye Serowe - Palapye Tutume Tonota
Chobe District	N/A
Ghanzi District	Charleshill Ghanzi
Kgalagadi District	Hukuntsi Tshabong
Kgatleng District	Mochudi
Kweneng District	Letlhakeng Mogoditshane Molepolole
North-East District	N/A
North-West District/ Ngamiland District	Okavango Maun
South-East District	Ramotswa Tlokweng
Southern District	Goodhope Kanye Mabutsane Moshupa