Kasane | |
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  Kasane | |
| Coordinates:17°49′S025°09′E / 17.817°S 25.150°E /-17.817; 25.150 | |
| Country |  Botswana |
| District | Chobe District |
| Population (Census 2001)[1] | |
• Total | 9,008 |
| Climate | BSh |
Kasane is a town inBotswana, close to Africa's 'Four Corners', where the borders of Botswana,Namibia,Zambia andZimbabwe almost meet. The town is at the far northeastern corner of Botswana where it serves as the administrative center of theChobe District. The population of Kasane was 9,244 at the 2011 census.[2]
Kasane briefly obtained international fame as the location of the remarriage ofElizabeth Taylor toRichard Burton, in 1975.
The town lies on the south bank of the 200–300 metres (660–980 ft) wideChobe River which forms the border with the extreme tip ofNamibia'sCaprivi Strip. The Namibian island ofImpalila lies opposite the town on the north bank of the river, and there is a border crossing by passenger ferry to Namibia.[3] About 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the east of Kasane is the village ofKazungula, where Botswana has 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) of frontage to the Zambezi river immediately below its confluence with the Chobe River. Here the Kazungulaborder post serves theKazungula Bridge crossing toKazungula inZambia on the north bank of theZambezi. Nearby a second border post serves the road intoZimbabwe which runs 70 kilometres (43 mi) east toVictoria Falls.
Kasane is at the northern end of the tarred highway fromFrancistown andGaborone which is a regional artery between southern and central Africa particularly for trucks too heavy for theVictoria Falls Bridge's periodic weight restrictions. There is also a tarred road to theNamibian border 51 km west atNgoma.
Kasane is at the north-eastern boundary ofChobe National Park and its road links make it a popular access point for tourists to the park as well as those including it in an itinerary taking in theOkavango Delta, the Caprivi Strip andVictoria Falls.
The town is served byKasane Airport.
Kasane has a number of campsites andlodges (accommodations oriented towards the safari business). These lodges offer day trips into the Chobe National Park and Victoria Falls, and boat trips on the Chobe River.[4]
Kasane has ABSA Bank, First National Bank, Stanbic and Standard Chartered Bank with ATM facility.
| Climate data for Kasane (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.6 (101.5) | 39.9 (103.8) | 38.1 (100.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 33.8 (92.8) | 36.7 (98.1) | 32.8 (91.0) | 36.5 (97.7) | 40.3 (104.5) | 41.0 (105.8) | 40.7 (105.3) | 39.5 (103.1) | 41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 28.6 (83.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 29.7 (85.5) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.8 (96.4) | 33.9 (93.0) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.7 (87.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 8.5 (47.3) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 15.6 (60.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.6 (47.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 4.0 (39.2) | 0.5 (32.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | 1.2 (34.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 0.5 (32.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 192.5 (7.58) | 139.4 (5.49) | 118.3 (4.66) | 51.5 (2.03) | 8.1 (0.32) | 8.3 (0.33) | 0.5 (0.02) | 4.5 (0.18) | 5.9 (0.23) | 24.3 (0.96) | 108.4 (4.27) | 151.5 (5.96) | 1,044.2 (41.11) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 10 mm) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Source 1: Météo Climat[5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:World Meteorological Organization (rain days 1971–2000)[7] | |||||||||||||
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