Shakawe
in North-West District, Botswana
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Shakawe Airport (1 mi) -
Omega Airport (32 mi) -
Dirico Airport (75 mi) - Khwai River Lodge Airport (138 mi)
- Rundu Airport (142 mi)
- Maun Airport (152 mi)
- Katima Mulilo Airport (161 mi)
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Sesheke Airport (173 mi)
- Okavango Delta (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Tsodilo (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -18.365 and 21.842 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -18° 21' 55" and E 21° 50' 31"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pula - BWP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Tswana
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:41 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Gaborone
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:46 am and 6:50 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 19.671 and -156.026 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Honokohau - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Botswana.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Botswana. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Shakawe
Shakawe in North-West District with it's 5,651 habitants is a city located in Botswana about 507 mi (or 816 km) north-west of Gaborone, the country's capital town.
Current time in Shakawe is now 10:41 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Gaborone with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Shakawe. The closest airport in Botswana is Shakawe Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Botswana is Okavango Delta in a distance of 73 mi (or 118 km), East.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rundu, Maun, Katima Mulilo, Nkurenkuru and Ghanzi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 36°C / 97 °F
| Morning Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 32°C / 90 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 22% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 34% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
37°C (99 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
34°C (92 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Crossing Okavango Rivier Namibia
Twee 4x4 met tent op dak, moeten onverwachts, door de regentijd, een zijarm van de Okavango rivier kruisen om bij camping te komen. Is normaal een zandweg. Namibië, Caprivistrook, vlak...
5,000 plus buffalo arrive at Kwando concession ©Kristina Trowbridge
An amazing sighting as more than 5000 buffalo arrives at the Kwando Lebala/Lagoon concessions for the season.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Shakawe Airport
Shakawe Airport is an aerodrome serving Shakawe, a village in the North-West District of Botswana. It is the gateway to the northern part of the Okavango Delta and the Linyati area. Direct charter flights are operated to the aerodrome. It is owned by the Department of Civil Aviation.
Shakawe
Shakawe is a village located in the northwest corner of Botswana at the beginning of the Okavango Delta, close to Namibia and Angola. Shakawe is awakening from its former status as a sleepy little outpost on the Okavango. For travellers, Shakawe means a Botswana entry or exit stamp or a staging post for a visit to the Tsodilo Hills, 40 km away. For Southern African holiday-makers, it is most often the start of a fishing trip in the Okavango Panhandle.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shakawe.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shakawe, SWX
