Kumakwane, Botswana
Kolobeng Mission
Kolobeng Mission, built in 1847, the third and final mission of David Livingstone, a missionary and explorer of Africa. Located in the country of Botswana, 3 kilometres west of Kumakwane and 25 kilometres west of Gaborone off the Thamaga-Kanye Road, the mission housed a church and a school and was also the home of David Livingstone, his wife Mary Livingstone, and their children. While here, Livingstone converted Sechele I, kgosi of the Bakwena and taught them irrigation methods using the nearby Kolobeng River.
- City
- Kumakwane
- Country
- Botswana
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia