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gaborone - capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast
		capital of Botswana

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gaborone
The capital of Botswana.

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Gaborone is the capital city of Botswana. It has a population of 208,411 people. Gaborone is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. Gaborone is located on the Notwane River in the south eastern corner of Botswana. It is from the South African border.

The main campus of the University of Botswana is in the city. Gaborone's airport, Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, is Botswana's main international airport.

History.

Before 1969, the city was known as Gaberones. Gaberones replaced Mafeking as the capital of the Bechuanaland Protectorate in 1965. Mafeking was outside the Bechuanaland Protectorate. It was located in an area of South Africa. When the Protectorate became independent, Botswana needed a capital city that was located inside the country. It had been thought that Lobatse would be the capital. It was later decided that they would create a new capital next to Gaberones, a small colonial administrative settlement.

The original name, Gaberones, is from Gaborone's Village. It was named after Chief Kgosi Gaborone of the BaTlokwa tribe. His village, now called Tlokweng, was just across a river from the "Government Camp" (colonial government headquarters). "Gabs" is still a common nickname for Gaborone. A newer nickname for Gaborone is G-City.

The centre of the city was constructed in three years. It includes Assembly buildings, government offices, a power station, a hospital, schools, a radio station, a telephone exchange, policestations, a post office, and more th