Gaborone

Gaborone
City
Nicknames:  Gabs, GC, Gabz, G-City, Magheba, Moshate
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Coordinates: 24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E / -24.65806; 25.91222
District	Gaborone
Sub-district	Gaborone
Founded	1964[1]
Named for	Kgosi Gaborone
Government
• Type	City commission government
• Body	Gaborone City Council
• Mayor	Kagiso Thutlwe (Botswana National Front)[2]
• Deputy Mayor	Florence Shagwa (BCP)[2]
Area [3]
• City	169 km2 (65 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	1,014 m (3,327 ft)
Population  (2011)[5]
• City	231,626
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
• Metro	421,907
Time zone	UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (not observed)
Geographical area code[6][7]	3XX
ISO 3166 code	BW-SE
Climate	BSh
Website	Gaborone City Council Website

Gaborone is the capital city of Botswana. It has a population of 231,626 people. Gaborone is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. Gaborone is on the Notwane River in the southeastern corner of Botswana. It is 15 km (9.3 mi) from the South African border.

The main campus of the University of Botswana is in the city. Gaborone's airport, Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, is Botswana's main international airport.

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. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Keoreng, Ephraim (5 October 2011). "New Gaborone Mayor seeks power to hire and fire". 28 (148). Gaborone, Botswana: Mmegi Online. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference BSYB was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ "Gaborone, Botswana Page". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference 2011Census was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ "Current Local Time in Gaborone, Botswana". www.timeanddate.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
7. ↑ Botswana Telecommunications Authority (11 September 2009). Botswana (country code +267). International Telecommunication Union. Archived from the original (DOC) on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)