Lobatse

Lobatse
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Lobatse
Coordinates: 25°13′S25°40′E / 25.217°S 25.667°E / -25.217; 25.667
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

Lobatse is a town in south-eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone and on 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]

Government and infrastructure

Lobatse 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

Lobatse is twinned with:

• Walvis Bay, Namibia

See also

• Railway stations in Botswana
• Lobatse Airport
• https://www.botswanatourism.co.bw/explore/lobatse

References

1. "Statistics Botswana - Census 2022 - Population of cities, towns and villages" (PDF).
2. Laws of Botswana Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine , Ministry of Local Government Archived 2009-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Prisons and Rehabilitation." (Archive) Government of Botswana. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
4. "Lobatse | Botswana | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.