Gaborone

Gaboronecode: tsn promotit to code: tn (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
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
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 [3]
• Ceety	169 km2 (65 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	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

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. 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.

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