Lobatse
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 14 ′ S , 25 ° 41 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Botswana | ||
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self-governing city |
Lobatse | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BW-LO | ||
| height | 1188 m | ||
| Residents | 29,007 (2011) | ||
| Website | Lobatse Town Council | ||
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Lobatse , one of the oldest cities in Botswana with around 29,000 inhabitants (2011 census), is of great importance for the local economy.
Economy and Infrastructure
This place is at the crossroads of important land and rail connections to the South African Republic . Lobatse is home to an important branch of the Geological Service of Botswana, which deals with geology and hydrogeology . The country’s judicial administration and the Supreme Court and Appeal Court of Botswana are based in Lobatse .
Lobatse has the largest slaughterhouse in southern Africa and exports meat to neighboring countries as well as the European Union , with which there is a trade agreement.
A subsidiary company affiliated with the slaughterhouse tanned the animal skins and there was a very profitable business with leather of all kinds until 1995 and 1996. This company had to cease operations because environmental protection regulations were not observed. The problem was the lack of purification of the sewage .
Town twinning
Since October 24, 2011 there has been a community partnership with Walvis Bay , Namibia . Both cities are connected by the Trans-Kalahari Corridor .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census (English, PDF), accessed on December 13, 2014
- ↑ Administration of Justice on the Botswana government website, accessed June 12, 2019.
- ↑ BOPA - October 24, 2011. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 30, 2016 ; accessed on May 30, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lobatse_UDP - Botswana. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 9, 2011 ; accessed on May 30, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
