About Francistown

Francistown is Botswana's second-largest city, located in the northeast of the country near the Tati River. It serves as a major commercial and transport hub connecting Botswana to Zimbabwe and Zambia.

The History of Francistown

Francistown traces its roots to southern Africa's first gold rush in the 1860s-1870s, named after Daniel Francis, a mining company representative. It grew from a mining settlement into Botswana's second city and a key regional trade hub.