WEBGaborone (UK: / ˌ ɡ æ b ə ˈ r oʊ n i, ˌ h æ b-/ GAB-ə-ROH-nee, HAB-, US: / ˌ ɡ ɑː b ə ˈ r oʊ n i,-n eɪ / GAH-bə-ROH-nee, -nay, Tswana: [χabʊˈrʊnɛ]) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana.
WEBAbout 11.6 per cent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
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Gaborone | Botswana, Map, & Population | Britannica
WEBGaborone, town, capital of Botswana. The seat of government was transferred there from Mafeking (now spelled Mafikeng), South Africa, in 1965, one year before Botswana became independent of Britain. Gaborone is located on the Cape-Zimbabwe railway and is the site of government offices, parliament.
WEBApr 9, 2018 · What Is The Capital Of Botswana And Where Is It Located? The city of Gaborone serves as the seat of government of Botswana. The city is located about 15 km from Botswana’s border with South Africa in southeastern Botswana.
WEBGaborone is the capital and largest city of the landlocked nation of Botswana, in Southern Africa. It serves as the administrative capital of Botswana's South-East district. Botswana is considered one of the most economically and politically stable nations on …
WEBWhat is the Capital of Botswana? Gaborone is the largest city and the capital of Botswana . The city serves as the administrative and economic hub of the nation, housing government buildings, and headquarters for numerous companies.
WEB1014 metres above sea level lies Gaborone, Botswana’s capital with 230,000 inhabitants. Though 50 years ago, around 1966, things looked very different here: The little village, a railway station to the South African border, only counted 1000 inhabitants.
WEBThe capital of Botswana, Gaborone, is named after Chief Gaborone, who led his tribe to this area from the Magaliesberg around 1880. Ten years later Cecil John Rhodes chose this little settlement as the site of a colonial fort, where, it is said, the abortive Jameson Raid into South Africa was planned. Still little more than an administrative ...
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Gaborone Tourism (Capital City): Botswana, Southern Africa - World Guides
WEBTourism and General Information. The old town of Gaborone was founded in 1890 by the African chief, Gaborone Matlapin. When Botswana gained its independence from British rule in 1966, Gaborone became the new capital city of Botswana, replacing the former capital of Bechuanaland Protectorate.