Lobatse

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Lobatse

Total population

29,700

Elevation1188 m

Coordinates-25.21°, 25.68°

Demographic figures from Statistics Botswana. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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. The town is an administrative district, with a town council.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

V

Valentine Tsamma Seane

Roman Catholic Bishop

J

Jerome Ramatlhakwane

Motswana footballer

M

Mosimanegape Ramoshibidu

Motswana footballer

C

Clarke Scholtz

South African middle-distance runner

Connie Ferguson

South African actress, producer and businesswoman

B

Benjamin Steinberg

Botswanan politician

Kgomotso Moahi

Motswana Information Science academic

M

Mosha Gaolaolwe

Botswana footballer

M

Motsholetsi Sikele

Motswana footballer

T

Thabo Leinanyane

botswanan footballer

B

Boineelo Hardy

Sports Administrator,Broadcaster and Board member

G

Game Mothibi

Consultant, Sport for Development Coordinator, Safeguarding Lead, Women and Sport Manager, Gender Expert,

T

Tlhalefo Molebatsi

Botswana footballer

P

Priscilla Khan

lyricist, singer ,song writer

J

Jacqueline Khama

Seretse Khama's daughter

K

Kaone Mokganedi

Lawyer and First Lady(Botswana 2024)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lobatse

• Kapabamba
  1203.2 mi away
• Ngoma
  1207.5 mi away
• Kanunkina
  1210.3 mi away
• Wikong
  1212.3 mi away
• Kahinda
  1212.6 mi away
• Kakinda
  1240.2 mi away
• Lusuku
  1240.7 mi away
• Luputa
  1253.6 mi away
• Ngandajika
  1281.7 mi away
• Kabinda
  1320.2 mi away
• Lubao
  1369.7 mi away
• Tshofa
  1379.4 mi away

Browse all places in Lobatse →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lobatse

Lobatse

Hugh Wilson and Lewis Womersley (Firm) · 1971

Lobatse train

Hope Dube · 1985

Gaborone-Lobatse Road feasibility study

Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners. · 1970

The geology of the area around Gaborone and Lobatse, Kweneng, Kgatleng, Southern and South East Districts

R. M. Key · 1983

Groundwater vulnerability map of the Lobatse area

1994

Lobatse urban development plan 3

Lobatse (Botswana). Town Council · 2009

The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for Lobatse, Botswana

2005

The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Lobatse, Botswana

Philip M. Parker · 2006

Search results from Open Library.