Gaborone
Gaborone
| Piiluu | 1965  |
|---|---|
| Official name | Gaborone |
| Native label | Gaborone, Gaborone, Gaborone, Gaborone |
| Named after | Kgosi Gaborone |
| Demonym | gaboronais, gaboronaise, Gaberonano, Gaboronais, Gaboronaise |
| Official language | Bɔrefɔ |
| Paaloŋ | Botswana |
| Capital of | Botswana, Bechuanaland Protectorate |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | South-East District |
| Located in time zone | Central Africa Time, UTC+02:00 |
| Coordinate location | 24°39′25″S 25°54′31″E |
| Head of government | Q134129969 |
| Twinned administrative body | Burbank, Zhejiang, Västerås Municipality, Sorong, Windhoek |
| Official website | http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Local-Authorities/Gaborone-City-Council |
| History of topic | timeline of Gaborone |
| Local dialing code | 00267 |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Gaborone |
Gaborone (UK: /ˌɡæbəˈroʊni, ˌhæb-/ GAB-ə-ROH-nee, HAB-,[1][2] US: /ˌɡɑːbəˈroʊni, -neɪ/ GAH-bə-ROH-nee, -nay, Tswana: [χabʊˈrʊnɛ]) e la kapital ane teŋkpoŋ ko Botswana. Ba da maŋ sɛge o la Gaberones yi a colonial era, ka a yuori meŋ maŋ taa a boɔloo neŋ a English sɛgere koraa ane maps. [3]Neŋ yagroŋ 246,325 naŋ da be a 2022 noba yagroŋ noɔre,[4] neŋ 10% ko a Botswana.[5] O e la metropolitan zie e la yiri neŋ 534,842 neŋkpeɛre naŋ be a 2022 noba yagroŋ.[6]
Climate
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Climate data for Gaborone (Sir Seretse Khama Airport, 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39
(103) |
40.6
(105.1) |
39
(102) |
37
(98) |
33
(91) |
29
(84) |
28
(83) |
33
(91) |
39
(103) |
38
(100) |
40
(104) |
39
(103) |
40
(104) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.7
(90.9) |
32.1
(89.8) |
30.8
(87.4) |
28.4
(83.1) |
25.6
(78.1) |
23.1
(73.6) |
22.9
(73.2) |
26.2
(79.2) |
30.0
(86.0) |
32.0
(89.6) |
32.3
(90.1) |
32.5
(90.5) |
29.1
(84.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7
(78.3) |
25.2
(77.4) |
23.7
(74.7) |
20.6
(69.1) |
16.8
(62.2) |
13.7
(56.7) |
13.5
(56.3) |
16.9
(62.4) |
21.2
(70.2) |
24.0
(75.2) |
24.7
(76.5) |
25.3
(77.5) |
20.9
(69.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.7
(67.5) |
19.3
(66.7) |
17.4
(63.3) |
13.5
(56.3) |
8.3
(46.9) |
5.0
(41.0) |
4.4
(39.9) |
7.5
(45.5) |
12.3
(54.1) |
16.3
(61.3) |
17.7
(63.9) |
18.8
(65.8) |
13.4
(56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14
(57) |
13
(55) |
11
(52) |
0
(32) |
−1
(30) |
−1
(30) |
−2
(28) |
0
(32) |
5
(41) |
7
(45) |
8
(46) |
11
(52) |
−2
(28) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 143
(5.6) |
82
(3.2) |
74
(2.9) |
30
(1.2) |
8.3
(0.33) |
7.5
(0.30) |
1
(0.0) |
0.9
(0.04) |
5.8
(0.23) |
5.8
(0.23) |
58
(2.3) |
71
(2.8) |
487.3
(19.13) |
| Average rainy days | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 41 |
| Source 1: African Regional Climate Centre | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weatherbase (records) | |||||||||||||
Nembanne mine
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Letsile Tebogo (b. 2003) Motswana Athlete, Sprinter, won He won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the 100 m
- Kgosi Gaborone (Tɛmpileti:Circa 1825–1931), Motswana chief, after whom the city is named
- Alec Campbell (1932–2012), archaeologist and museum curator
- Thamsanga Mnyele (1948–1985), member of the African National Congress and artist
- Vernon Nkadimeng (1958–1985), member of the African National Congress, killed in Gaborone by the apartheid police
- Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi (b. 1927), Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Gaborone, Botswana from 1981 to 2009
- Wally Serote (b. 1944), poet and anti-apartheid activist
- Dipsy Selolwane (b. 1978), football player
- Mpule Kwelagobe (b. 1979), Miss World Botswana 1997, Miss Universe Botswana 1999 and Miss Universe 1999
- Alister Walker (b. 1982), squash player
- Abednico Powell (b. 1983), football player
- Joel Mogorosi (b. 1984), football player
- Dirang Moloi (b. 1985), member of the Botswana national football team
- Donald Molosi (b. 1985), actor, writer and playwright attended Maru a Pula School in his teens, and the National Arts Festival in South Africa
- Sumaiyah Marope (Tɛmpileti:Circa 1987), Miss Botswana 2009
- Emma Wareus (b. 1990), Miss World Botswana 2010, first runner-up to Miss World 2010
- Matsieng, a Setswana traditional music group, formed in Gaborone in 2005
International relations
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Gaborone taa la:
Enfuomo
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
Flag map of Gaborone
Street scene near the Main Mall
Rhodesia Railways car at the national museum
View from Kgale Hill (Oodi Hill on horizon)
Gaborone Dam
Gaborone Dam
Botswana Gaborone I Towers
Gaborone Hindu Temple
Gaborone Mosque
CBD
CBD Developments
New Construction Developments
Room 52 Roof Top Restaurant
New CBD
Christ The King Cathedral
CBD Mall
SSKI Airport
Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Gaborone City Council Website
- Gaborone Satellite view at WikiMapia (not affiliated with Wikipedia/Wikimedia Foundation)
- Gaborone Encyclopædia Britannica entry
- Map of Gaborone
Sommo Yizie
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarperCollins
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200322182154/https://www.lexico.com/definition/gaborone
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Gaborone
- ↑ https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/publications/Population%20of%20Cities%20Towns%20and%20Villages%20%202022.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160923062237/http://www.cso.gov.bw/images/stories/HouseHold/2006_bdsrprt.pdf
- ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/botswana/