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Botswana Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Botswana with its 15 first-level divisions, the capital Gaborone and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Botswana

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 15 units

Botswana is divided into 15 first-level administrative divisions:

CentralFrancistownGaboroneGhanziJwanengKgalagadiKgatlengKwenengLobatseNorth-EastNorth-WestSelebi-PhikweSouth-EastSouthernSowa

Largest cities in Botswana

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1GaboroneCapital208,411
2Francistown89,979
3Lobatse69,804
4Molepolole63,248
5Mahalapye50,744
6Maun49,945
7Serowe48,573
8Kanye46,831
9Mochudi39,700
10Palapye30,650

Gaborone is the largest urban area in Botswana with about 208,411 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Botswana: ≈ 1,495 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Notwani
  • Okavango
  • Limpopo
  • Cuando
  • Marico
  • Linyanti
  • Chobe
  • Molopo
  • Auob

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Xau

Ethnic groups in Botswana

CIA World Factbook
Tswana
79%Kalanga
11%Basarwa
3%including Kgalagadi and people of European ancestry
7%

Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and people of European ancestry 7%

Regionally, Tswana is the most common ethnic group across most of the 15 divisions, while Kalanga predominates in 2 divisions (North-East, Francistown); Basarwa predominates in 1 division (Ghanzi); Kgalagadi predominates in 1 division (Kgalagadi).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Botswana

CIA World Factbook · 2011
Christian
79.1%Badimo
4.1%other
1.4%none
15.2%unspecified
0.3%

Christian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4% (includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian), none 15.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)

Regionally, Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 15 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Botswana

CIA World Factbook · 2011
Setswana
77.3%Sekalanga
7.4%Shekgalagadi
3.4%English
2.8%Zezuru/Shona
2%Sesarwa
1.7%Sembukushu
1.6%Ndebele
1%other
2.8%

Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.)

Regionally, Setswana is the most common language group across most of the 15 divisions, while Sekalanga predominates in 1 division (North-East); Sesarwa predominates in 1 division (Ghanzi); Shekgalagadi predominates in 1 division (Kgalagadi).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.