Place:Francistown, North-East, Botswana

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NameFrancistown
TypeCity
Coordinates21.183°S 27.533°E
Located inNorth-East, Botswana
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Francistown is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 100,079 and 150,800 inhabitants for its agglomeration at the 2011 census.[1] and often described as the "Capital of the North" or as the natives would have it “Turopo ya muka” which is in the iKalanga language. It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone. Francistown is located at the confluence of the Tati and Inchwe rivers, and near the Shashe River (tributary to the Limpopo) and 90 kilometres (55 miles) 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 & used in and around Francistown is the Kalanga language.Other languages used in the area are isiNdebele, ChiShona as well as SeTswana.

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