Palapye is a growing town in Botswana, situated about halfway between Francistown and Gaborone (170 km (106 mi) from Francistown and 240 km (149 mi) from Gaborone). Over the years its position has made it a convenient stopover on one of Southern Africa's principal north–south rail and road routes.

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Old Palapye is a significant multicultural historical site containing artefacts from the Middle Stone Age, the Late Stone Age, and the Early Iron Age. In contemporary times, the village became the 19th century capital of the Bangwato (led by Khama III), who occupied the area from 1889-1902.

On our trip to Palapye, in central Botswana, we went off the beaten track and visited the ruins of Old Palapye, including the old LMS church ruins, and went for a short and peaceful hike through the Motetane Gorge.

Old Palapye is a heritage site located in Botswana, near a town called Palapye. Old Palapye and Palapye are two different places according to the residents there, Palapye is a modernised town.

From the A1 highway Palapye looks like any other modern African industrial town, with new shopping malls, much evidence of new construction, and the tall smokestacks of the Morupule coal fired power stations. overlooking the town. The 2022 population was 52,389.

Palapye is a large village, in many ways like a small town, with 'suburbs' rapidly growing up. It originally served as a railway siding, and takes its name from the Impala antelope which was abundant in the area. Palapye is located in eastern Botswana, near the Lotsane river.

Old Palapye, originally spelled Phalatswe in Setswana dialect, is a significant multicultural heritage site characterised by material from the Stone Age, the Farming Community Period, and the Historical era.

Palapye is Botswana's 'meeting place' as the highest number of people travelling within Botswana especially in the east pass through the place. Palapye is a town with a population of 60 000 people most of whom are Bangwato, Batswapong and a mixture of Botswana ethnic groups who live in Palapye by employment.