Place details
Place nameBophuthatswana
Other namesBop
CountrySouth Africa
Latitude-26
Longitude25.583
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
The area of the former self-governing black homeland composed of several non-contiguous sections within the borders of Cape, Orange Free State & Transvaal provinces, in the Republic of South Africa; independence was not recognized internationally; traditional homeland of the Tswana people; main languages are English, Afrikaans & Setswana.