Francistown: facts

At a glance

• Country: Botswana
• Region: City of Francistown
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 103,417
• Coordinates: 21.1700° S, 27.5078° E
• Time zone: Africa/Gaborone (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Pula (BWP)
• Distance to the capital, Gaborone: 421 km (261 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW): 4.2 km (2.6 mi), straight line
• Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ, Zimbabwe): 173 km (107 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Penhalonga: 27 km (17 mi)
• Tonota: 31 km (19 mi)
• Thantabana: 37 km (23 mi)
• Sebina: 48 km (30 mi)
• Old Tati: 49 km (30 mi)