Capital city · Botswana · Africa
Gaborone
Gaborone · Botswana
City population
246,325
#1
in Botswana
#2,332
worldwide
-24.655, 25.909
About Gaborone
Gaborone is the capital of Botswana, with a city population of 246,325. It is the 1st largest of the 25 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Botswana, and the 2,332nd largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Gaborone
Capital
National capital
Elevation
1,011 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
Coordinates
-24.655, 25.909
Record updated
2023-11-29
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 25 in BotswanaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.