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Bokspits

Bokspits is located in Botswana
Bokspits
Location of Bokspits

Bokspits is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is the southernmost village in Botswana and has a border post with South Africa near the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The population counted 507 in the 2011 census.[1]

Etymology

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There is a popular theory that the name of the town is named after someone called Bok, who was one of the settlers who owned a well in the region.[2]

References

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  1. "2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. CHIPPA LEGODIMO (15 March 2013). "The grand revival of Bok's pits". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

26°53′50″S 20°41′26″E / 26.89722°S 20.69056°E / -26.89722; 20.69056