| Official Name: | Lobatse |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Botswana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Botswana |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | South-East District |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 29772 |
| Timezone: | GMT +2 |
| Coordinates: | -25.2167°N 65°W |
| Elevation M: | 1188 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | BSh |
Lobatse is a town in south-eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone and close to the border with South Africa. Lobatse has a population of 29,772 as of 2022.[1] The town is an administrative district, with a town council.[2]
Lobatse Senior Secondary School is located in Lobatse. The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Lobatse Prison.[3] The High Court of Botswana has a branch in Lobatse. There is a psychiatric hospital known as Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital. The town is also home to the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) which is one of the largest meat processing plants in Africa.[4] Lobatse Stadium with a capacity of 20 000 seats is home to local sports teams.
Lobatse is twinned with:
Walvis Bay, Namibia