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Map of Botswana Selibe Phikwe Kanye Mahalapye The following is a list of cities and towns or villages in Botswana with population of over 1,000 citizens in the year 2022. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Capitals of the administrative divisions (cities, towns or districts) are shown in boldface.
An enlargeable topographic map of Botswana. Geography of Botswana. Botswana is: a landlocked country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere; Africa. Southern Africa; Time zone: Central Africa Time ; Extreme points of Botswana High: Otse Hill 1,491 m (4,892 ft) Low: Confluence of Limpopo River and Shashe River 513 m (1,683 ft)
Botswana, [c] officially the Republic of Botswana, [d] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 per cent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the northeast.
Districts of Botswana; Districts of Botswana. The seven urban districts are not shown. Category: Unitary State: Location: Republic of Botswana: Number: 17 Districts: Populations: 2,914 – 652,085 (Central District) Areas: 17 km 2 (6.6 sq mi) – 147,730 km 2 (57,040 sq mi) (Central District) Government
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There is a "free and vigorous" press in cities and towns, says US-based NGO Freedom House. State-run TV arrived with the launch of Botswana Television (BTV) in 2000. Satellite pay TV is available.
Botswana has land boundaries of combined length 4,347.15 kilometres (2,701.19 mi), of which the constituent boundaries are shared with Namibia, for 1,544 km (959 mi); South Africa 1,969 km (1,223 mi); Zimbabwe, 834 km (518 mi) and Zambia, 0.15 km (0.093 mi). Much of the population of Botswana is concentrated in the eastern part of the country.
The city is served by the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. It is an administrative district in its own right, but is the capital of the surrounding South-East District. [14] Locals often refer to the city as GC or Motse-Mshate. [15] The city of Gaborone is named after Chief Gaborone of the Tlokwa tribe, who once controlled land nearby. [16]