Lobatse

Lobatse
Town
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Lobatse
Coordinates: 25°13′S 25°40′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

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]

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.