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Botswana: cities by population

Botswana has a population of 2,254,126, with Gaborone as its capital. The 50 largest of its 139 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Gaborone	Gaborone	246,325
2	Francistown	City of Francistown	103,417
3	Mogoditshane	Kweneng	88,004
4	Maun	North-West	85,350
5	Molepolole	Kweneng	74,861
6	Serowe	Central	55,676
7	Tlokweng	South-East	55,508
8	Palapye	Central	52,636
9	Mochudi	Kgatleng	50,321
10	Mahalapye	Central	48,431
11	Kanye	Ngwaketsi	48,028
12	Selebi-Phikwe	Selibe Phikwe	42,488
13	Letlhakane	Central	36,404
14	Ramotswa	South-East	33,271
15	Lobatse	Lobatse	29,772
16	Mmopone	Kweneng	25,460
17	Thamaga	Kweneng	25,300
18	Mosopa	Ngwaketsi	23,858
19	Tonota	Central	23,296
20	Bobonong	Central	21,216
21	Gabane	Kweneng	20,027
22	Ghanzi	Ghanzi	19,012
23	Jwaneng	Jwaneng	18,784
24	Tutume	Central	18,582
25	Janeng	South-East	16,853
26	Kopong	South-East	13,823
27	Mmadinare	Central	13,198
28	Tati Siding	North-East	12,404
29	Tshabong	Kgalagadi	11,651
30	Metsemotlhaba	Kweneng	11,617
31	Gumare	North-West	11,572
32	Shakawe	North-West	10,589
33	Oodi	South-East	10,257
34	Bokaa	Kgatleng	9,146
35	Kasane	Chobe	9,143
36	Borolong	Central	8,917
37	Shoshong	Central	8,887
38	Orapa	Central	8,648
39	Letlhakeng	Kweneng	8,343
40	Nata	Central	7,779
41	Mmankgodi	Kweneng	7,396
42	Lerala	Central	7,204
43	Otse	South-East	6,986
44	Kumakwane	Kweneng	6,826
45	Sese	Ngwaketsi	6,798
46	Kang	Kgalagadi	6,764
47	Lentsweletau	Kweneng	6,653
48	Ramotswa Station/Taung	South-East	6,286
49	Masunga	North-East	6,216
50	Lotlhakane	Ngwaketsi	6,045

Twenty years earlier: Botswana in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 1,820,498.