Lobatse is a town in southeastern Botswana, about 70 kilometers south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley on the border with South Africa, and had a population of 29,772 as of 2022. The town is an administrative district with its own town council and sits at an elevation of about 1,188 meters in a semi-arid climate. Its economy centers on the Botswana Meat Commission, one of the largest meat processing plants in Africa, and the town also hosts a branch of the High Court of Botswana, a psychiatric hospital and a prison. Lobatse is twinned with the Namibian port town of Walvis Bay.
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Population Estimate Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation (m) Latitude25.216667 degrees south 1 Latitude25.216667 degrees south 1 Sources
1. Lobatse (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 26,900 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -25.216667, longitude 25.666667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1188 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 26900 (2020)
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