Dutlwe
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Dutlwe | |
|---|---|
  Dutlwe Location in Botswana | |
| Coordinates: 23°58′54″S 23°55′37″E / 23.98167°S 23.92694°E | |
| Country |  Botswana |
| District | Kweneng District |
| Constituency | Takatokwane |
| Government | |
| • Village Chief | Motshegetsi Puleng |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,464 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time |
Dutlwe is a village in Kweneng District of Botswana composed of people from the Bakgalagadi (tn) and Basarwa tribes.[1] The population of Dutlwe was 1,464 with 692 males and 772 females in the 2022 census.[2] As part of IDDS Botswana 2018, a bean thresher was installed in the village due to bean farming beaning one of the villages main sources of income.[3][4] The village chief, Motshegetsi Puleng, was arrested for stabbing his girlfriend on July 4, 2020.[5] In November 2022, 2 village residents died after drinking tea that had been suspected to be poisoned. 4 others in the family also went to the hospital, but barely survived.[6][7] There is a Calvary Baptist church in the town led by Pastor Thokwane.[8]
