Editing Gaborone (section)

==Infrastructure==
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Gaborone is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. The growth of Gaborone, especially suburban growth, has caused much of the farmland surrounding the city to be absorbed into the city. Much of the food for Gaborone comes from north of the city with some smaller-scale farms on the southern end.<ref name=infrastructure>{{cite magazine | last1 = Cavric | first1 = Branko I. | last2 = Mosha | first2 = Aloysius C. | magazine=Urban Agriculture Magazine | volume = 4 | pages = 25–27 | date = July 2001 | title = Incorporating Urban Agriculture In Gaborone City Planning | url = http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/Incorporating%20Urban%20Agriculture%20In%20Gaborone%20City%20Planning.pdf |via=RUAF Foundation | access-date = 4 August 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725133838/http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/Incorporating%20Urban%20Agriculture%20In%20Gaborone%20City%20Planning.pdf | archive-date = 25 July 2011 }}</ref>
The city centre was planned to be [[Functionalism (architecture)|functionalist]],<ref name=economy /> with major buildings designed and built in the style of [[Modern architecture]]. The city is surrounded by smaller buildings.<ref name=travel /> The city's central business district (CBD) is still under construction so when one says ''downtown'', they actually mean the ''Main Mall'' and ''Government Enclave'' areas where tall buildings are usually found.<ref name=travel>{{cite web | title = Gaborone: a capital city w/ a strange design | url = http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d513c/1d7ca9/ | date = 25 February 2008 | access-date = 4 August 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090305032648/http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/d513c/1d7ca9/ | archive-date = 5 March 2009 }}</ref><ref name=architecture2>{{cite web |author=Gabscity.com |location=Gaborone, Botswana |title=Home – Gabscity.com all about Gaborone |url=http://www.gabscity.com/index.php |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808204551/http://www.gabscity.com/index.php |archive-date=8 August 2009 }}</ref> The Main Mall, a car-free shopping and commercial area, runs in an east–west direction with the Government Enclave and National Assembly on the west end and the Gaborone City Town Council complex on the east.<ref name=tourismboard />

Gaborone's CBD is home to the new Square Mall, The Tower, the new [[Southern African Development Community|SADC]] headquarters, the Industrial Court,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mosinyi|first=Wanetsha|date=8 May 2009|location=Gaborone, Botswana|publisher=[[Mmegi|Mmegi Online]]|title=New CBD threatens office space market|url=http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=4&aid=20&dir=2009/May/Friday8|access-date=6 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223122450/http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=4&aid=20&dir=2009%2FMay%2FFriday8|archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref> a court specifically for settling trade disputes,<ref>{{cite web |website=Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs|title=The Industrial Court of Botswana |url=http://www.gov.bw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=40 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327024303/http://www.gov.bw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=40 |archive-date=March 27, 2008 |access-date=6 August 2009}}</ref> and the [[Three Dikgosi Monument]], a landmark featuring the statues of [[Khama III]], Sebele I, and [[Bathoen I]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Historians support dikgosi statues |url=http://www.gabscity.com/place-to-visit/historians-support-dikgosi-statues.html |publisher=Gabscity.com |location=Gaborone, Botswana |access-date=30 June 2010 |date=8 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725111732/http://www.gabscity.com/place-to-visit/historians-support-dikgosi-statues.html |archive-date=25 July 2009 }}</ref> three [[kgosi|dikgosi]], or chiefs, who traveled to [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Great Britain]] to establish the [[Bechuanaland Protectorate]] separate from [[Southern Rhodesia]] (present-day [[Zimbabwe]]) or the [[Cape Colony]] (present-day South Africa). The monument was inaugurated on 29 September 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Highlights Of An Eventful Year|url=http://www.mmegi.bw/2005/December/Monday19/917370795169.html|newspaper=[[Mmegi]] |access-date=30 June 2010|date=19 December 2005|volume=49|issue=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195528/http://www.mmegi.bw/2005/December/Monday19/917370795169.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> While the statues represent famous historical figures, there has been some controversy over the cost of the construction, P12,000,000 (approx. US$1.7M, €1.4M, or £1.1M as of June 2010), and over the construction company, [[North Korea]]n [[Mansudae Overseas Projects]], putting the wrong inscription date.<ref>{{cite news |author=Keto Segwai|title=Three dikgosi in waiting|url=http://www.mmegi.bw/2006/July/Friday28/122256372162.html|newspaper=[[Mmegi]] |access-date=30 June 2010|date=28 July 2006|volume=23|issue=111 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024943/http://www.mmegi.bw/2006/July/Friday28/122256372162.html|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Other buildings under construction in the CBD include the Holiday Inn Gaborone, retail space, and office space.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Brian |last=Benza |title=Masa Towers To Cost P275 Million – Giachetti |url=http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=4&aid=20&dir=2008/August/Monday11 |publisher=[[Mmegi|Mmegi Online]] |location=Gaborone, Botswana |date=11 August 2008 |access-date=6 August 2009 |volume=25 |issue=116 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223122506/http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=4&aid=20&dir=2008%2FAugust%2FMonday11 |archive-date=23 February 2012 }}</ref>

===Utilities===
The city gets most of its water from the reservoir formed from the [[Gaborone Dam]] on the southeast side of the city, which has facilitated growth.<ref name=history1 /> The city of Gaborone was originally constructed as a small town, so the Gaborone Dam needed to be built to provide water for all its citizens.<ref name=phakalane />

From 2007 to 2008, {{convert|23963000|m3|cuyd|sigfig=5|lk=on}} of water was sold in Gaborone. The government sector bought the most water, {{convert|11359000|m3|cuyd |sigfig=5|lk=on}}. {{convert|8564000|m3|cuyd|sigfig=4|lk=on}} of water was bought for domestic use, and {{convert|4040000|m3|cuyd|sigfig=3|lk=on}} of water was bought by the commercial and industrial sectors. In 2008, the city of Gaborone consumed {{convert|25657363|kl|cuyd}} of water, and the water consumption per capita was {{convert|0.184|m3|cuyd|sigfig=3|lk=on}} per person per year, the lowest rate since 1999.<ref name=water />

Gaborone has some of the highest water tariffs in the country because of high transportation costs and high water consumption. The high tariffs may also be due to the fact that some of Gaborone's water supply is imported from the [[Letsibogo Dam]].<ref name=water />

The average [[pH]] of the water in the Gaborone Dam is 7.95 as of February 2006. The concentration of [[calcium]] in the reservoir was 14.87milligrams per litre from April 2001 to August 2006. During the same period, the concentration of [[calcium carbonate]] (CaCO<sub>3</sub>) was 57.73 milligrams per litre, slightly over Botswana's ideal concentration which means the water is [[hard water|hard]]. Also during the same period, the [[chloride]] concentration was 6.44&nbsp;mg/l, the [[fluoride]] concentration was 0.54&nbsp;mg/l, the [[potassium]] concentration was 6.72&nbsp;mg/l, and the [[sodium]] concentration was 10.76&nbsp;mg/l.<ref name=water />