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Francistown
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Francistown
Total population
100,079
Coordinates-21.17°, 27.50°
Demographic figures from Statistics Botswana. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Francistown is the second-largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 103,417 inhabitants and 147,122 inhabitants in its agglomeration at the 2022 census. It is located in eastern Botswana, about 400 kilometres (250 mi) north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone. Francistown is located at the confluence of the Tati and Ntshe rivers, and near the Shashe River and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the international border with Zimbabwe.
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Latitude
-21.1664
Longitude
27.5025
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image