Gaborone is the capital city of Botswana.

It is also the largest city in Botswana with a population of 231,626 based on the 2011 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Gaborone City is situated between Kgale Hill and Oodi Hill, near the confluence of the Notwane River and Segoditshane River in the south-eastern corner of Botswana, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the South African border. Sir Seretse Khama International Airport serves the city. It is an administrative district in its own right but is the capital of the surrounding South-East District. Locals often refer to the city as GC or Motse-Mate.

The city of Gaborone is named after Chief Gaborone of the Tlokwa tribe, who once controlled land nearby. Because it had no tribal affiliation and was close to freshwater, the city was planned to be the capital in the mid-1960s when the Bechuanaland Protectorate became an independent nation.