Bothawui

Bothawui is a cosmopolitan planet, located in the center of Bothan Space, serving as the homeworld of the Bothan race as well as a major hub for information trafficking. The Bothan Spynet is widely agreed-upon to be the best in the galaxy and much of the information it carries comes through Bothawui at some point. The Imperial name for the planet is Bothawui Proper. The planet is home to both industry and grain farms. The planet is mined for indigenous ores such as lidium.

The planet is an old member of the Old Republic: Bothese is one of the languages from which Basic developed. The Bothans colonized many nearby worlds and Bothawui became the capital of Bothan Sector. The planet is represented in the Galactic Senate by Polo Se'Lab. It remained neutral during both the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War. During the latter conflict, ISB Agent Mar Barezz intercepted Agent Tiree at Mesa 291 on Bothawui while Tiree was recruiting support for the Alliance, but failed to capture or kill him.

The planet was a founding member of the New Republic, although long represented only indirectly by Senator Borsk Fey'lya of Kothlis, a colony of Bothawui. When Fey'lya was elected President of the New Republic, Bothawui was again represented directly in the Senate by Mak Sezala.