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Botswana

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BOTSWANA
BOTSWANA

For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here External, to postal code pages here External and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here External.

Table of Contents

Botswana - Country information

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Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

2 346 179 (2022) [1]

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

267

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

RB

Internet country code

BW

GRC Country Code

BOT

Botswana - Number format

   Note: This section last updated 31st March 2021

In English:

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

In Tswana:

   1 234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

Botswana - Date and time formats

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   Note: This section last updated 31st March 2021

In English:

   dd/mm/yyyy
   14:32

In Tswana:

   yyyy-mm-dd
   14:32

Botswana - Languages

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The official language is English External. Tswana External (1 070 000 speakers) is also a national language. 28 other languages are spoken. The most widespread are: Afrikaans External (20 000 speakers); Gabake-Ntshori External (20 000 speakers); Kalanga External (160 000 speakers); Kgalagadi External (35 000 speakers) and Yeye External (20 000 speakers).

Botswana - Company legal forms

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The following company type may be found:

   Prp. LtdPrivate company limited by shares
   Comprehensive tables of these strings can be acquired – see http:www.grcdi.nl/addresses.htm External

Botswana - Example address format

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   Name
   P.O. Box 231
   HUKUNTSI
   Via Lobatse

Deliveries in Botswana are through post office boxes, post offices or private bags. The last line in the example above gives the name of the postal town through which the letter is channelled.

Though postal deliveries are only to mailing addresses, street addresses will be found for the use of couriers, visitors etc. As not all streets are named, these may often be descriptive and unstructured, but usually written in English. Examples:

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   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired External

Botswana - Post office box

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This is written PO Box. Private Bag is also found

Botswana - Postal codes

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Botswana has no postal code system.

Botswana - Postal code format graphic

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Botswana - Postal code format

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Botswana - Postal code specifics

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Botswana - Postal code regular expression

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Botswana - Postal code level of coverage

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Botswana - Postal code map

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Place names in Botswana

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   Note: This section last updated 25th June 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Botswana for full lists of place names in Botswana in other languages.

Botswana - Administrative districts

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   Note: This section last updated 23rd October 2023

In November 2022 and April 2023 a number of changes were made to the districts and sub-districts of Botswana, with some sub-districts being upgraded to districts and some district names disappearing. Botswana now has 25 districts External and 6 town councils (shown in the list below with an asterisk). The district names are not used in addresses:

    Bobirwa
    Boteti
    Charleshill  
    Chobe External
    Francistown External *
    Gaborone External *
    Ghanzi External
    Goodhope
    Hukuntsi
    Jwaneng External *
    Kanye
    Kgatleng External
    Letlhakeng
    Kweneng External
    Lobatse External *
    Mabutsane
    Mahalapye
    Mogoditshane-Thamaga
    Moshupa
    North East External
    North West
    Okavango
    Palapye
    Ramotswa
    Selebi-Pikwe External *
    Serowe
    Sowa External *
    Tlokweng
    Tonota
    Tsabong
    Tutume

Administrative districts graphic

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Telephone numbers in Botswana

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Botswanan telephone numbers have no area codes. All fixed line numbers are 7 digits long, mobile numbers are 8 digits long. Mobile numbers commence with a 7.

Properties with value Botswana

References

  1. ^ citypopulation.de/en/botswana/ External 20230101

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