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Serowe (population approx. 90 000) was famed as Botswana 's largest village. It was superseded in this by neighbouring Palapye around 2000. Serowe is located in a fertile, well-watered area in Botswana's Central District and is a trade and commerce center. It lies west of the Gaborone – Francistown road, from which it is easily reached. It has a memorial to Khama III , chief of the Bamangwato people in the late 19th and early 20th century. It is also the birthplace of Seretse Khama , Botswana's first President . LITERATURE Serowe was the adopted home of South African-born writer Bessie Head , inspiring her 1974 book ''Serowe: Village of the Rain Wind''. EXTERNAL LINK |
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