Molepolole is a city in
Botswana. It lies in the south east of the country. The people who reside in Molepolole are the
Bakwena, who are one of the eight major tribes in Botswana. The Bakwena chief was among the three chiefs who went to England to seek protection from the British in the colonial era. Molepolole serves as the capital of the Bakwena. It was named after the Molepolole river. Molepolole is 50 km away from the capital city of Botswana,
Gaborone.