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Francistown
City of Francistown, Botswana · Africa
About Francistown
Francistown sits on the route: 20 minutes from Tati Siding.
Francistown is in City of Francistown, Botswana, with about 100,000 people. The nearest town is Tati Siding, about 12 km away.
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 ofRead more
the Tati and Ntshe rivers, and near the Shashe River (tributary to the Limpopo) and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the international border with Zimbabwe.
Francistown was the centre of Southern Africa's first gold rush and is still surrounded by old and abandoned mines. The City of Francistown is an administrative district, separated from North-East District. It is administered by Francistown City Council. The main language spoken and used in and around Francistown is Kalanga. Other languages used in the area are isiNdebele, ChiShona as well as SeTswana. Francistown is the only city in Botswana with an English name. There are no English-language named towns and only a couple of villages with English names.
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Francistown is in City of Francistown, Botswana, about 12 km from Tati Siding.
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- Population
- 103,417
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Botswana
- Region
- City of Francistown
- Timezone
- Africa/Gaborone
- Coordinates
- -21.1700, 27.5078
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