Francistown
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Francistown is a major city in northeastern Botswana, historically known as a gold-mining center and an important commercial hub near the border with Zimbabwe.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| borderProximity | near Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Botswana ⓘ |
| economicRole |
commercial hub
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| economicSector |
mining services
ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| establishedAs | gold rush town ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
gold mining
ⓘ
gold prospecting ⓘ |
| historicalRole | gold-mining center ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Setswana ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Africa
ⓘ
northeastern Botswana ⓘ |
| locatedNear | border with Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Francis ⓘ |
| partOf | North-East District, Botswana ⓘ |
| populationRankInBotswana | second-largest city ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Botswana ⓘ |
| river |
Inchwe River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tati River ⓘ |
| roleInBotswana |
major commercial center
ⓘ
regional administrative center ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| transport |
A1 highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francistown Airport ⓘ railway line to Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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