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Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Gaboron ...

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1890 - Gaberones founded by

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. * 1897 - Railway station built.

20th century

* 1960-1966 - Gaberones becomes capital of independent

* 1963 - Town construction begins. * 1964 ** '' Bechuanaland Daily News'' begins publication. ** Population: 3,855. * 1965 ** British colonial Bechuanaland Protectorate capital relocated to Gaberones from

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. ** Gaborone Secondary School built. * 1966 ** Gaberones becomes capital of independent

. **

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opens. ** Derek Jones becomes mayor. * 1968 - Botswana National Museum built. * 1969 ** Gaberones renamed "Gaborone." ** Debswana Diamond Company Ltd headquartered in Gaborone. * 1971 - Population: 17,718. * 1975 - Sister city relationship established with

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. * 1979 - Serara Ketlogetswe becomes mayor. * 1980 ** Mosque built. ** Southern African Development Community headquartered in Gaborone. * 1982 ** University of Botswana established. **

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opens. * 1984 ** 14 June: Raid on Gaborone. ** Seretse Khama International Airport opens. **

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Rantao becomes mayor. ** Mmegi newspaper begins publication. * 1985 - '' Botswana Gazette'' newspaper begins publication. * 1988 - '' Gaborone Broadcasting Company" established. * 1991 ** Population: 133,468. ** Botswana College of Agriculture established near city. * 1993 - " The Voice Newspaper" begins publication * 1995 - Botswana Stock Exchange and Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis headquartered in city. * 1998 - Fictional ''

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'' book series begins publication. * 1999 - Nelson Ramaotwana becomes mayor.

21st century

* 2001 - Population: 186,007. * 2002 - Reteng founded. * 2003 - Uniao Flamengo Santos Football Club formed. * 2004 - Harry Mothei becomes mayor. * 2005 - The Voice Newspaper becomes Botswana's best selling newspaper and goes digital. * 2005 - Population: 208,000. * 2007 - National Botanical Garden opens. * 2009 **

Steinmetz Gaborone Marathon The Diacore Gaborone Marathon is a marathon in Gaborone, Botswana. The marathon is governed by the International Association of Athletics Federations and the Botswana Athletics Association. It is open for to ages 19 and up, and the race is a quali ...

begins. ** Veronica Lesole becomes mayor. * 2011 ** May:

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held. **

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becomes mayor. * 2013 -

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rough diamond sales headquarters relocated to Gaborone from London. * 2014 - May:

2014 African Youth Games The 2nd African Youth Games took place in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city from 22 to 31 May 2014. The Games featured approximately 2000 athletes from 51 African countries competing in 21 sports. Gambia, Eritrea and Mauritania were the only Afri ...

held in Gaborone. * 2017 - Population: 264,311 (estimate). * 2019 - Thata Father Maphongo becomes mayor.

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