Tlokweng is a peri-urban settlement classified as an urban village located east of the capital of Botswana, Gaborone and falling under the jurisdiction of South East District Council.

Many people from across Botswana have come to seek permanent and sometimes temporary settlement in Tlokweng because of its proximity to the capital city where most jobs are.

Tlokweng is surrounded by grazing and arable land use under tribal and freehold tenure.

1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith is associated with Tlokweng.

Matekoni is the proprietor of a garage in Gaborone named "Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors".