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Gaborone

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Gaborone
City
Gaborone skyline
Gaborone skyline
Nickname(s): 
Gabs, GC, Gabz, G-City
Satellite image of Gaborone
Satellite image of Gaborone
Country Botswana
DistrictSouth-East
Sub-districtGaborone
Founded1964[1]
Named forChief Kgosi Gaborone
Government
 • MayorHarry Mothei[2]
Area
 • TotalÀdàkọ:Infobox settlement/metric/mag
Elevation1,014 m (3,327 ft)
Population
 (2001)[5][6]
 • Total186,007
 • Density1,101/km2 (2,850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (not observed)
Geographical area codes[7][8]31, 35, 39


  1. Parsons, Neil (1999-08-19). "Botswana History Page 7: Geography". Botswana History Pages. Gaborone, Botswana: University of Botswana History Department. Retrieved 2009-08-04. 
  2. Modise, Oliver (2008-01-17), Mothei re-elected Gaborone mayor, 25 (07), Gaborone, Botswana: Mmegi Online, retrieved 2009-08-04 
  3. Àṣìṣe ìtọ́kasí: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named economy
  4. "Gaborone, Botswana Page". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 
  5. Àṣìṣe ìtọ́kasí: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named census
  6. Central Statistics Office (2008-02-07) [2001], Table 1.3: Percent Population , Percent Growth, Average Household Size and Density by Administrative districts, Gaborone, Botswana, archived from the original on 2010-11-13, retrieved 2009-08-05 
  7. timeanddate.com
  8. BOTSWANA (267) ¶ TELEPHONE NUMBERING PLAN (PDF), Botswana Telecommunications Authority, archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-27, retrieved 2009-08-06