Lobatse

Lobatse is a town in south-eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone. Lobatse has a population of 29,800 (Central Statistics Office, 2002). The town is an administrative district, with a town council.[2]

Lobatse
Town
Lobatse
Coordinates: 25°13′S 25°40′E
CountryBotswana
DistrictSouth-East District
Elevation
1,188 m (3,898 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total29,082
Time zoneGMT +2
ClimateBSh

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.

Twin towns – sister cities

Lobatse is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "2011 census". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
  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.
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