Gaborone
Gaboronecode: tsn promotit to code: tn (Tswana IPA: ; Inglish /ˌɡæbəˈroʊniː/ GA-bə-ROH-nee) is the caipital ceety o Botswana.
It haes 208,411 indwallers. Gaborone is ane o the fastest-growin ceeties in Africae. Gaborone is locatit on the Notwane River in the sooth eastren corner o Botswana. It is 15 km (9 mi) frae the Sooth Africaen border.
Gaborone | |
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Ceety | |
| Frae tap tae bottom: skyline view o Gaborone, statue o Seretse Khama, the ceety centre o Gaborone, bird's-ee view o Gaborone Frae tap tae bottom: skyline view o Gaborone, statue o Seretse Khama, the ceety centre o Gaborone, bird's-ee view o Gaborone | |
| Eik-name(s): Gabs, GC, Gabz, G-City | |
 Satellite image o Gaborone | |
  Gaborone Location o Gaborone in Botswana | |
| Coordinates: 24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E | |
| Kintra |  Botswana |
| Destrict | Gaborone |
| Sub-destrict | Gaborone |
| Foondit | 1964 |
| Named for | Kgosi Gaborone |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Ceety commission govrenment |
| • Bodi | Gaborone Ceety Cooncil |
| • Mayor | Haskins Nkaigwa (BMD) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Florence Shagwa (BCP) |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 169 km2 (65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 983 m (3,225 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Ceety | 231,626 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 421,907 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africae Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (nae observed) |
| Geografical aurie code | 3XX |
| ISO 3166 code | BW-SE |
| Website | Gaborone City Council Website |
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