Lobatse is a town in south-eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone and close to the border with South Africa. Lobatse has a population of 29,772 as of 2022.[1] The town is an administrative district, with a town council.[2]
Lobatse | |
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Town | |
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  Lobatse | |
| Coordinates: 25°13′S 25°40′E / 25.217°S 25.667°E | |
| Country | Botswana |
| District | South-East District |
| Elevation | 1,188 m (3,898 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 29,772 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| Climate | BSh |
Government and infrastructure
editLobatse Senior Secondary School is located in Lobatse. The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Lobatse Prison.[3] The High Court of Botswana has a branch in Lobatse. There is a psychiatric hospital known as Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital. The town is also home to the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) which is one of the largest meat processing plants in Africa.[4] Lobatse Stadium with a capacity of 20,000 seats is home to local sports teams.
Twin Town – Sister City
editLobatse is twinned with:
Walvis Bay, Namibia
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Statistics Botswana - Census 2022 - Population of cities, towns and villages" (PDF).
- ^ Laws of Botswana Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Local Government Archived 2009-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Prisons and Rehabilitation." (Archive) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Lobatse | Botswana | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.