Bobonong (BW)
Bobonong is a town in the Central District of Botswana 80 km from Selibe Phikwe town. Bobonong has a population of around 19,000. The Babirwa tribe can be found in this town. The Botswana Pink semi-precious stones can be found in Bobonong region. The babirwa are known for harvesting the mophane worm. Bobonong is the headquarters of the Bobirwa Sub District and is an hour's drive from the Tuli Block area where the Northern Tuli Game Reserve is located. Mashatu and Tuli Safari Lodge have accommodation for tourists. Bobonong has a Senior Secondary School (Matshekge Hill School) which is a catchment for Junior Secondary Schools in the Bobirwa Sub District. It has government offices including a Magistrates office, a primary hospital, police station, post office, library and a small town center. It also has a large shopping complex, which include big retail stores such as Choppies Supermarket. Bobonong can be accessed from Francistown through Selibi Phikwe or from Gaborone via Palapye both routes are tarred and branch off from the Main North South Highway which runs from Ramokgwebana to Ramatlabama.
The town was established after the settlement at Macloustie.
Bobonong Examples
British Bechuanaland Period 1890-1895
Macloustie Post Office 1890
The Macloutsie Post Office was established just to the South East of Bobonong by the Cecil Rhodes Parties and the Fort was established for the training of soldiers for the Mashonaland raid.
It is now a ghost town. More details on the Post Office and the Postmaster can be found here The Macloutsie Post Office (a pdf) and here The Macloustie Cemetery
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