Editing Botswana (section)

== Administrative divisions ==
{{Main|Districts of Botswana|Sub-districts of Botswana}}
[[File:Districts of Botswana in 1977.jpg|thumb|Districts of Botswana in 1977|left]]
[[File:The Subdistricts of Botswana..png|thumb|Districts and subdistricts of Botswana]]
Botswana is divided into 10 administrative [[district]]s, 2 city districts, 4 towns,<ref name=":4" /> 11 sub-districts and, in total, 16 administrative divisions.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Administrative Division of Botswana |url=https://www.geonames.org/BW/administrative-division-botswana.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.geonames.org |archive-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223075024/https://www.geonames.org/BW/administrative-division-botswana.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They are:

* Central
* Chobe
* Francistown
* Gaborone
* Ghanzi
* Jwaneng
* Kgalagadi
* Kgatleng
* Kweneng
* Lobatse
* North East
* North West
* South East
* Southern
* Selibe Phikwe
* Sowa Town<ref name=":4" />

These are administered by 16 local authorities (district councils, city councils or town councils).<ref name="M&A">{{cite web |title=Botswana Government Ministries & Authorities |url=http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606002454/http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/ |archive-date=2017-06-06}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Botswana Districts |url=http://www.statoids.com/ubw.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.statoids.com |archive-date=12 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812073605/http://www.statoids.com/ubw.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1977, Botswana's administrative divisions were Ngamiland, Chobe, Francistown, Ngwato, Tuli, Ghanzi, Kgalagadi, Ngwaketse, Kweneng, Gaborone and Lobatse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Botswana, administrative divisions. |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/g8601f.ct002720/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA |archive-date=1 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601053842/https://www.loc.gov/resource/g8601f.ct002720/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, Chobe was removed from being an administrative division, and Ngamiland's name was changed to North West district. Chobe was readded on 31 March 2014. That same day, the administrative divisions Francistown, Gaborone, Jwaneng, Lobatse, Selibe Phikwe, and Sowa Town were also added.<ref name=":4" />