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'''Francistown''' is the second largest city in [[Botswana]], with a population of about 103,417 and 147,122 inhabitants for its agglomeration at the 2022 census.<ref name=demo>{{cite web|
Francistown was the centre of [[Southern Africa]]'s first [[gold rush]] and is still surrounded by old and abandoned [[mining|mines]]. The City of Francistown is an administrative district, separated from [[North-East District (Botswana)|North-East District]]. It is administered by Francistown City Council.<ref>[http://www.laws.gov.bw/ Laws of Botswana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723192435/http://www.laws.gov.bw/ |date=23 July 2011 }}, [http://www.mlg.gov.bw/ Ministry of Local Government] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718061659/http://www.mlg.gov.bw/ |date=18 July 2009 }}</ref> The main language spoken and used in and around Francistown is [[Kalanga language|Kalanga]]. Other languages used in the area are [[Northern Ndebele language|isiNdebele]], [[Shona language|ChiShona]] as well as [[Tswana language|SeTswana]]. Francistown is the only city in Botswana with an English name. There are no English-language named towns and only a couple of villages with English names.
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