Editing Gaborone (section)

===National government===
[[File:Gaborone Downtown, Botswana.jpg|thumb|Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs building]]
Gaborone is the political centre of [[Botswana]]. Most government buildings are located west of the Main Mall in an area called the Government Enclave.<ref name=map /> The [[National Assembly of Botswana]], the [[Ntlo ya Dikgosi]], the [[National Archives of Botswana|National Archives]],<ref name=economy /> the [[Department of Taxes and Attorney General's Chambers Building]], and the Ministry of Health. Near the entrance of the parliament building, there is a statue of [[Seretse Khama|Sir Seretse Khama]], Botswana's first president as well as a memorial dedicated to the three hundred Batswana who were killed from 1939 to 1945.<ref name="botswana review">{{cite journal| year = 2010| title = Botswana Review 29th Edition| journal = Botswana Review of Commerce and Industry| volume = 29| publisher = B&T Directories (Pty) LTD| location = Gaborone, Botswana| url = https://www.scribd.com/doc/32694240/Botswana-Review-2010| access-date = 11 October 2010| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100707102758/http://www.scribd.com/doc/32694240/Botswana-Review-2010| archive-date = 7 July 2010}}</ref> Another monument pays tribute to the [[Botswana Defence Force]] soldiers who died in the [[Rhodesian Bush War]].<ref name=tourismboard />

Before 1982, Gaborone held [[Gaborone (Botswana constituency)|one parliamentary constituency]], in the [[Parliament of Botswana]]. From 1982 to 1993, Gaborone was divided into two constituencies, [[Gaborone North]] and [[Gaborone South]]. A third seat in Parliament was given to a member elected for the whole city of Gaborone. In January 1993, two new constituencies were created: [[Gaborone West]] and [[Gaborone Central]]. For local government elections, the four constituencies were divided into wards. Gaborone North had seven, Gaborone West had seven. Gaborone Central had six, and Gaborone South had five.<ref name=pula /> In 2019, the city had five constituencies: [[Gaborone North]], [[Gaborone Central]], [[Gaborone South]], [[Gaborone Bonnington North]], and [[Gaborone Bonnington South]].<ref name="constituencies">{{cite web|title=How Parties Fared in 2019 Parliamentary Election|url=https://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=83222&dir=2019/october/28|last=Odubeng|first=Maureen|date=18 October 2019|website=The Monitor|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>

An [[International Law Enforcement Academy]] (ILEA) was established on 24 July 2000 in Gaborone. The academy would provide training for middle managers for the countries in the [[Southern African Development Community]] (SADC).<ref>{{Cite web | date =29 June 2009 | title =History | url =http://www.ileagaborone.co.bw/History.htm | publisher =ILEA Gaborone-Botswana | access-date =24 May 2011 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110706164523/http://www.ileagaborone.co.bw/History.htm | archive-date =6 July 2011 }}</ref>

There are 21 [[List of diplomatic missions in Botswana|diplomatic missions in Gaborone]].