Balete people

The Balete people are a Southern African ethnic group.

In Botswana they have occupied a permanent territory since around 1780, officially recognized as a civilisation reserve in 1909. They are the only one of eight major tribes that do not belong to the related Tswana people. They still have a traditional King, or Kgosikgolo. Balete are settled in Southern Botswana villages that include Ramotswa, Gabane, Otse, Metsimotlhabe, Mogobane and Modipane, as well as Lekgophung in the North West Province, South Africa.

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