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Lobatse
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Lobatse
Coordinates: 25°13′S 25°40′E / 25.217°S 25.667°E / -25.217; 25.667
Country	Botswana
District	South-East District
Elevation	1,188 m (3,898 ft)
Population
• 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. The town is an administrative district, with a town council.

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.

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.

• Populated places in Botswana
• South-East District (Botswana)