Orapa

Orapa is a town located in the of . It is the site of the , the largest diamond-producing mine in the world, and is considered to be the diamond capital of the country.
  • Town with about 9,500 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 980 metres (3,220 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code ORP
  • Description: City in Northern Botswana

Places of Interest

Discover Orapa diamond mine.
Quarry
The is the world's largest diamond mine by area.
3 km north of Orapa
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Latitude
-21.3362° or 21° 20′ 10″ south
Longitude
25.36496° or 25° 21′ 54″ east
UN/LOCODE
BW ORP
Open location code
5GC7M977+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Orapa” goes by many names.
OrapaAfrikaans
اوراباArabic
OrapaAsturian
ОрапаBulgarian
OrapaCebuano
奥拉帕Chinese
奧拉帕Chinese
OrapaDutch
OrapaFinnish
OrapaFulah
OrapaIdo
OrapaItalian
オラパJapanese
オラパ (ボツワナ)Japanese
OrapaLatin
وراپاPersian
وراپا، بوتسواناPersian
OrapaPolish
OrapaRomanian
ОрапаRussian
OrapaSwedish
OrapaTswana
Orapa TownTumbuka
ОрапаUkrainian
OrapaZulu

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