Gaborone
capital city of Botswana
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Summary
Gaborone is a big city[1]. Gaborone draws 7,067 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #43 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South-East District[3]
- Country: Botswana[4]
- Head of government: Q134129969[5]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[6], city[7]
- Official language: English[8]
- Named after: Kgosi Gaborone[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Burbank[10], Zhejiang[11], Västerås Municipality[12], Sorong[13], Windhoek[14]
- Commons category: Gaborone[15]
- Located in time zone: Central Africa Time[16], UTC+02:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 00267[18]
- Inception: 1965[19]
- Official website: http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Local-Authorities/Gaborone-City-Council[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gaborone[21]
- Commons gallery: Gaborone[22]
- Population: 231,626[23], 246,325[24], 235,884[25]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[26]
- Capital of: Botswana[27]
- Official name: Gaborone[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Gaborone[29]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gaborone[30]
- Demonym: gaboronais[31], gaboronaise[32], Gaberonano[33]
- Native label: Gaborone[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gaborone[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 1014 m[36]
- Area: 169 km²[37]
Why It Matters
Gaborone has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Gaborone is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]