Tswana people
Batswana | |
|---|---|
A depiction of a Young Motswana woman by Emil Holub (1881) | |
| Total population | |
| 7,108,467 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Botswana | c. 2,000,000 |
| South Africa | 5,000,000 (Setswana-speakers) |
| Namibia | 10,967 (2023 Census) |
| Zimbabwe | c. 97,500 |
| Languages | |
| Setswana English, Afrikaans and Nama | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Modimo | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sotho people, Bapedi people, Kgalagadi people, Coloureds, Griqua, Khoisan, San people | |
| Batswana | |
|---|---|
| Person | Motswana |
| People | Batswana |
| Language | Setswana |
| Country | Botswana |
The Batswana (Tswana: Batswana, singular Motswana) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa. Ethnic Tswana made up approximately 85% of the population of Botswana in 2011.
Batswana inhabit south and eastern Botswana and the Gauteng, North West, Northern Cape, Free State, and other provinces of South Africa.