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Lobatse

Southern Africa

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.

Facts
Population
26,900 1
Founding Year
1701 to 1800 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1188 1
Latitude
25.216667 degrees south 1
Longitude
25.666667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
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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2. Lobatse (Wikipedia)
  • History
    Lobatse was established as an urban settlement in the 18th century and became an important centre during the early development of the country.
  • History section
    Lobatse was established as an urban settlement in the 18th century and became an important centre during the early development of the country.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Lobatse - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 933521
    -25.22435 25.67728 P PPL BW 16 29772 1191 Africa/Gaborone
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1191 m
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4. 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 -25.25, 25.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -25.25, 25.75
-25.25 25.75 BSh
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