Kgatleng is one of the districts of Botswana, coterminous with the homeland of the Bakgatla people.

Its capital is Mochudi, the hometown of protagonist Precious Ramotswe in Alexander McCall Smith's popular The No.

The total number of workers constituted 25,130 with 13,278 males and 11,853 females in 2011, with a majority involved in agriculture.

The total number of students enrolled in the district was 14,444 constituting 6,963 girls and 7,481 boys.

[5] As of 2006, 7,216 were involved in agriculture, 1,264 in construction, 3,362 in education, 177 in electricity & water, 410 in finance, 709 in health, 658 in hotels & restaurants, 1,397 in manufacturing, 057 in mining and quarrying, 554 in other community services, 1,059 in private households, 2,598 in public administration, 1,014 in real estate, 952 in transport & communications and 3,703 in wholesale & retail trade.

The major activities of the council are tribal administration, remote area development and local governance.

The executive powers of the council are vested on a commissioner appointed by the central government.

The technical services wing of the Department of Local Government is responsible for developing roads, infrastructure in villages like water supply, schools and recreational facilities.