Head to head
Gaborone vs Francistown
Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Gaborone is the larger of the two, with 246,325 people to 103,417 in Francistown. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Everything below is the evidence for that: population, size within each city’s own country, the distance between them, and where each one stands on the global board.
The answer
SummaryNeither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Gaborone is the larger of the two, with 246,325 people to 103,417 in Francistown. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Neither Gaborone nor Francistown has been backed yet, so nothing on the board has changed.
Head to head
Botswana| Metric | Gaborone | Francistown |
|---|---|---|
| Populationcity proper, GeoNames | 246,325 | 103,417 |
| Size in its countryby population, among catalogue cities | 1st largest | 2nd largest |
| Country | Botswana | Botswana |
| Region | Gaborone | City of Francistown |
| National capital | Yes | No |
| Local timewhen this page was generated | 2:19 AM · UTC+02:00 | 2:19 AM · UTC+02:00 |
| CityWar rank | Unclaimed | Unclaimed |
| City score$1 contributed = 1 point | $0 | $0 |
| Backers | 0 | 0 |
| Score added todaysince 00:00 UTC | $0 | $0 |
Distance and time
421 km apartGaborone and Francistown are 421 kilometres apart, measured centre to centre. Both are in Botswana. Francistown keeps time the same time as Gaborone.
Gaborone has 142,908 more people — 2.4× the size of the other by city-proper population.
Questions
Answered from the data above- Which is bigger, Gaborone or Francistown?
- Gaborone is the larger city by population, with 246,325 people to 103,417 in Francistown — a difference of 142,908. Both figures are for the city proper and come from the GeoNames open geographic database.
- How far apart are Gaborone and Francistown?
- 421 kilometres, measured centre to centre as a great-circle distance. Both cities are in Botswana. Francistown keeps time the same time as Gaborone.
- Which city is winning on CityWar, Gaborone or Francistown?
- Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Gaborone is the larger of the two, with 246,325 people to 103,417 in Francistown. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
- How is a city's CityWar score calculated?
- One US dollar contributed is one point, and cities are ordered by total score with the highest first. When two cities are level the one backed first holds the higher rank. Nothing else is in the calculation — no population weighting, no votes and no editorial judgement — which is why Gaborone and Francistown both currently sit at $0.
Settle it
Neither city is on the board. The first $1 behind either one decides which of them goes first.
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