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City profile · Botswana · Africa

Mahalapye

City population
48,431
#10
in Botswana
#3
in Central
#11,759
worldwide
GaboroneMahalapye
-23.104, 26.814 · 195 km from Gaborone
City population
48,431
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Botswana
#10
of 25 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,759
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Botswana
1.9%
of the national population

About Mahalapye

Mahalapye is a city in Central, Botswana with a population of 48,431. It is the 10th largest of the 25 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Botswana, and the 11,759th largest worldwide. It lies 195 km from Gaborone.

Position in Botswana
#10of 25
LargestSmallest
Position in Central
#3of 7
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 7
Distance to capital
to Gaborone
Elevation
1,025 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
Coordinates
-23.104, 26.814
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.

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All 25 in Botswana

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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