Palapye: facts

At a glance

• Country: Botswana
• Region: Central
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 52,636
• Coordinates: 22.5461° S, 27.1251° E
• Time zone: Africa/Gaborone (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Pula (BWP)
• Distance to the capital, Gaborone: 265 km (165 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW): 158 km (98 mi), straight line
• Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE): 255 km (158 mi), straight line
• Polokwane International Airport (PTG, South Africa): 279 km (173 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Old Palapye: 18 km (11 mi)
• Montsadidi: 27 km (17 mi)
• Pilikwe: 29 km (18 mi)
• Tamasane: 32 km (20 mi)
• Moremi: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Francistown, 158 km (98 mi)