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Gaborone

Southern Africa

Gaborone is the capital and largest city of Botswana, in the southeastern part of the country near the South African border. Deliberately planned in the mid-1960s during Botswana's transition to independence for its proximity to freshwater and central location, it now accounts for roughly one-tenth of the nation's population. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
246,325 1
Area (sq km)
169 1
Founding Year
1964 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
1014 1
Latitude
24.65806 degrees south 1
Longitude
25.91222 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Botswana, Countries
Source Gaborone (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Botswana, Countries
Source Gaborone (Wikipedia)
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National Development Bank of Botswana

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High Court of Botswana

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Source High Court of Botswana (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Gaborone (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Gaborone serves as the capital and largest city of Botswana
  • Infobox, Population figure
    246,325
  • Lead section
    With a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    169
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,014 m (3,327 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1964
  • Associated With: Botswana, Infobox, Country
    Botswana
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Gaborone - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 933773
    -24.65451 25.90859 P PPLC BW 14 246325 1011 Africa/Gaborone
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1011 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -24.75, 25.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -24.75, 25.75
-24.75 25.75 BSh
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Wikidata: Gaborone
Wikidata Q3919, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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