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KNOW ABOUT THE TRANSPORT LOGISTICS OF PALAPYE

Road
Palapye lies on the main A1 Highway, which connects Botswana's two major cities, Gaborone and Francistown. There is a secondary road that leads to Serowe, and later, Orapa and Lethlakane. In 2008, proposals were made to build a new Trans-Kalahari Railway to a port in Namibia.

Rail
The national railway, which connects all major towns and cities all over Botswana to each other, also passes through Palapye. The rail track through Palapye links the town to Gaborone and Francistown. Coal that is mined from other regions in Botswana, such as Selebi-Phikwe, is sent by rail to Palapye.

Air
There is a small airfield located just outside the town.

An International Airport, that will be located on the Palapye-Serowe road, is another development that is being considered. If plans do go ahead for the proposed Palapye International Airport, it will be the country's second international airport, after Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone, easing the increased traffic that is currently being experienced at the present airport. However, such plans have been put on halt due to the current renovations and expansion at Gaborone Airport and a newly constructed Francistown Airport.

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Palapye is a town with a population of 60 000 people most of whom are Bangwato, Batswapong and a mixture of Botswana ethnic groups who live in Palapye by employment.

The town hosts the Morupule Power Station which is the country's principal domestic source of electricity.

It has grown as an economic active town with the establishment of BIUST or Botswana International University of Science and Technology, a modern university that caters for Africa's technology and engineering training needs.

11/10/2015

Palapye is a large town in Botswana, situated about half way between Francistown and Gaborone. Over the years its position has made it a convenient stopover on one of Southern Africa's principal north–south rail and road routes

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Palapye, Palapye Road
Palapye Road

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