The 300 000-strong Tshidi-Barolong Nation is found along the banks of the Molopo River in the historic town of Mahikeng, in the North West Province of South Africa. A smaller. section resides in Botswana at Ga Mokoto, Good Hope.
The Tshidi-Barolong Nation was cut down the middle by the South Africa – Botswana border, leaving it straddling two countries.