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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.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Lobatse
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
File:My Home Town from a Hilltop , Lobatse.jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Flag_of_Lobatse.png
Settlement.pushpin_map
Botswana
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Botswana
Settlement.subdivision_type1
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South-East District
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
29772
Settlement.timezone
GMT +2
Settlement.elevation_m
1188
Settlement.blank_name
Climate
Settlement.blank_info
BSh

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Government and infrastructure
  • Twin Town – Sister City
  • See also
  • References

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==Government and infrastructure== Lobatse Senior Secondary School is located in Lobatse. The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Lobatse Prison. 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. Lobatse Stadium with a capacity of 20,000 seats is home to local sports teams.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lobatse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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