Highest Major Cities in Botswana

Cities in Botswana with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres25 entries🇧🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 25

800 metres1,000 metres1,200 metres1,400 metres

Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Kanye48,028 people · Ngwaketsi

1,406 m

Janeng16,853 people · South-East

1,311 m

Jwaneng18,784 people · Jwaneng

1,198 m

Lobatse29,772 people · Lobatse

1,191 m

Serowe55,676 people · Central

1,147 m

Molepolole74,861 people · Kweneng

1,146 m

Ghanzi19,012 people · Ghanzi

1,144 m

Mosopa23,858 people · Ngwaketsi

1,136 m

Gabane20,027 people · Kweneng

1,090 m

Tutume18,582 people · Central

1,090 m

Thamaga25,300 people · Kweneng

1,073 m

Ramotswa33,271 people · South-East

1,039 m

Mogoditshane88,004 people · Kweneng

1,026 m

Mahalapye48,431 people · Central

1,025 m

Gaborone246,325 people · Gaborone

1,011 m

Mmopone25,460 people · Kweneng

1,009 m

Tlokweng55,508 people · South-East

990 m

Francistown103,417 people · City of Francistown

989 m

Letlhakane36,404 people · Central

984 m

Tonota23,296 people · Central

959 m

Mochudi50,321 people · Kgatleng

952 m

Maun85,350 people · North-West

947 m

Palapye52,636 people · Central

926 m

Selebi-Phikwe42,488 people · Selibe Phikwe

870 m

Bobonong21,216 people · Central

687 m

Highlights

Within Botswana, Kanye ranks first in 2026 with 1,406 m, followed by Janeng (1,311 m) and Jwaneng (1,198 m).

Across 25 entries, values run from 1,406 m (Kanye) to 687 m (Bobonong), with a median of 1,026 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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