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Gaborone (Botswana)

LC control no.n 80104423
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Geographic headingGaborone (Botswana)
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Geographic subdivision usageBotswana--Gaborone
Variant(s)Gaborone, Botswana
See alsoGaberones (Botswana)
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Beginning date1969
Associated countryBotswana
Found inGeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 24°38ʹ47ʺS 025°54ʹ43ʺE)
Wikipedia, March 1, 2013 (Gaborone is the capital and largest city of Botswana; founded: 1964; the city changed its name from Gaberones to Gaborone in 1969; 24°39ʹ29ʺS 25°54ʹ44ʺE)
GEOnet, March 1, 2013 (Gaborone (approved); capital of a political entity; variant: Gaberones; Gaberones Village; Botswana, ADM1: South East; 24°38ʹ47ʺS 025°54ʹ43ʺE -24.646389 25.911944)
Dictionary.com, March 1, 2013 (Gaborone; a town in and the capital of Botswana, in the SE part. Formerly Gaberones)
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