Gaborone

Botswana · South-East District

Gaborone is the capital and largest city of Botswana. It was formerly spelled as Gaberones during the colonial era, a name occasionally used in older English texts and maps. With a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its metropolitan area is home to 534,842 inhabitants at the 2022 census.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC+2 · 8 h ahead of Costa Rica

Region

South-East District

On the map

24.66° S, 25.91° E

Near Gaborone

• Pretoria · 260 km away
• Johannesburg · 274 km away
• Graskop · 499 km away

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