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 | |
Coordinates: 24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°ECoordinates: 24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E | |
Kintra | Botswana |
Destrict | Gaborone |
Sub-destrict | Gaborone |
Foondit | 1964[1] |
Named for | Kgosi Gaborone |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Ceety commission govrenment |
• Bodi | Gaborone Ceety Cooncil |
• Mayor | Haskins Nkaigwa (BMD)[2] |
• Deputy Mayor | Florence Shagwa (BCP)[2] |
Area | |
• Ceety | 169 km2 (65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 983 m (3,225 ft) |
Population (2011)[5] | |
• 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[6][7] | 3XX |
ISO 3166 code | BW-SE |
Website | Gaborone City Council Website |
Gaborone[χabʊˈrʊnɪ][missing tone]; 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.
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