Gaborone
Gaborone (Tswana IPA: [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.
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°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 |
References
eedit- ↑ Parsons, Neil (19 August 1999). "Botswana History Page 7: Geography". Botswana History Pages. Gaborone, Botswana: University of Botswana History Department. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "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) - ↑ "Gaborone, Botswana Page". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- ↑ "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) - ↑ timeanddate.com
- ↑ 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.
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