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African Water Development Report 2006BotswanaThe country has two cities (Gaborone and Francistown)that are small by international standards(a population of 186 007 and 83 023 respectively).Fig. 7.6: No of connections in urban areas (WUC)70000600005000040000300002000010000019901991Source: AWDR National Report, 2005; WUC annual reports.Both cities depend entirely on surface water froma series of dams (Gaborone, Shashe dam, Bokaadam and Letsibogo dam). The water consumptionfor both cities was estimated from WUC19921993199419951996199719981999200020012002However, urbanization is high and a large part ofthe population now lives around both cities. Thenumber of water connections has grown almostthreefold since 1990 (Figure 7.6).2003annual reports (Figure 7.7). Domestic use is thehighest followed by government and business/industry use.Figure 7.7: Water consumption in Gaborone and Francistown by activity (1990-2003;in 000 m3).400003500030000250002000015000domesticgovernmentindustrialtotal100005000019901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Source: WUC Annual Reports.186