City in Botswana Gaborone City Gaborone Government Enclave Flag Nicknames: Gabs, GC, Gabz, G-City, Magheba, Moshate Gaborone Location of Gaborone in Botswana Show map of Botswana Gaborone Gaborone (Africa) Show map of Africa Coordinates: 24°39′29″S 25°54′44″Eufeff / ufeff24.65806°S 25.91222°Eufeff / -24.65806; 25.91222Coordinates: 24°39′29″S 25°54′44″Eufeff / ufeff24.65806°S 25.91222°Eufeff / -24.65806; 25.91222 District Gaborone Sub-district Gaborone Founded 1964[1] Named for Kgosi Gaborone Government •xa0Type City commission government •xa0Body Gaborone City Council •xa0Mayor Kagiso Thutlwe(Botswana National Front)[2] •xa0Deputy Mayor Florence Shagwa(BCP)[2] Area [3] •xa0City 169xa0km2 (65xa0sqxa0mi) Elevation [4] 1,014xa0m (3,327xa0ft) Population (2011)[5] •xa0City 231,626 •xa0Density 1,400/km2 (3,500/sqxa0mi) •xa0Metro 421,907 Time zone UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) •xa0Summer (DST) UTC+2 (not observed) Geographical area code[6][7] 3XX ISO 3166 code BW-SE Climate BSh Website Gaborone City Council Website