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Gaborone
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
Satellite image o Gaborone
Gaborone is located in Botswana
Gaborone
Gaborone
Location o Gaborone in Botswana
Coordinates: 24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E / -24.65806; 25.91222Coordinates: 24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E / -24.65806; 25.91222
Kintra Botswana
DestrictGaborone
Sub-destrictGaborone
Foondit1964[1]
Named forKgosi Gaborone
Govrenment
 • TeepCeety commission govrenment
 • BodiGaborone Ceety Cooncil
 • MayorHaskins Nkaigwa (BMD)[2]
 • Deputy MayorFlorence Shagwa (BCP)[2]
Area
 • Ceety169 km2 (65 sq mi)
Elevation983 m (3,225 ft)
Population
 (2011)[5]
 • Ceety231,626
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
 • Metro
421,907
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africae Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (nae observed)
Geografical aurie code[6][7]3XX
ISO 3166 codeBW-SE
WebsiteGaborone City Council Website

Gaborone (Tswana IPA: [χabʊˈrʊnɪ][missing tone]; Inglish /ˌɡæbəˈrn/ 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.

References

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  1. Parsons, Neil (19 August 1999). "Botswana History Page 7: Geography". Botswana History Pages. Gaborone, Botswana: University of Botswana History Department. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  2. a b Keoreng, Ephraim (5 October 2011). "New Gaborone Mayor seeks power to hire and fire". 28 (148). Gaborone, Botswana: Mmegi Online. Archived frae the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "BOTSWANA STATISTICAL YEAR BOOK 2010" (PDF). Statistics Botswana. Gaborone: Central Statistics Office. 2011-12. Archived (PDF) frae the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 25 February 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. "Gaborone, Botswana Page". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
  5. "The Population of Towns, Villages and Associated Localities" (PDF). 2011 Population and Housing Census. Gaborone: Statistics Botswana. 2012. Archived (PDF) frae the original on 14 Juin 2012. Retrieved 14 Juin 2012. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. timeanddate.com
  7. Botswana Telecommunications Authority (11 September 2009). Botswana (country code +267) (DOC). National Numbering Plans. International Telecommunication Union. Archived frae the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.