Residential · Mobile
Real Botswana IPs from Gaborone to Maun
Botswana proxies on real home and mobile connections in eight districts and towns, from Gaborone and Francistown to the North-West. Get a genuine Botswana IP address in Gaborone, Maun or Maitengwe on ten local networks, including BTC, Mascom and Orange, with rotating or sticky sessions over HTTP(S) or SOCKS5.
Priced per GB, not per IP: residential from $1.50/GB, mobile from $2.00/GB. Unused bandwidth rolls over.
Choose your Botswana proxy type
Two ways to get a Botswana IP address
Rotating residential
A Botswana proxy server on real home and office connections from ten local networks, including BTC, Mascom and Orange, in eight districts and towns. Best for price monitoring, SERP tracking and data collection from Botswana sites.
- Region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting
- New IP per request or sticky sessions
- OS fingerprint targeting (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android)
- Pay as you go from 1 GB
Rotating mobile
Botswana mobile proxy IPs on BTC and Orange, the two carriers in our Botswana mobile pool, targetable in Gaborone. Best for social media, app testing and strict anti-bot systems.
- Region, city, ZIP, carrier and ASN targeting
- OS fingerprint targeting
- Rotate on demand or keep a sticky session
Need the same IP for weeks at a time? Static residential proxies are not offered in Botswana; use a sticky session to hold the same Botswana IP on residential or mobile. Datacenter IPs are not available in Botswana at the moment.
Botswana at a glance
Why a local IP changes what you see
Retailers that shoppers in Botswana use every day run their own Botswana websites. Shoprite has a separate site on a .co.bw address, and Choppies lets visitors switch between the Botswana, Zambia and Namibia versions of its site. A visitor in Gaborone sees the Botswana version; a request from a South African connection may land on the South African site, and one from a data centre in Europe may get an international page or a block.
| Fact | Figure | Why it matters for proxy work |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,359,609 at the 2022 census; 66.5% live in urban areas | A small market, so an honest pool of genuine local IPs matters more than raw volume. |
| Capital | Gaborone, 246,327 people in 2022, about one in ten of the population | Gaborone is the one place you can select on both residential and mobile, and all ten residential networks reach it. |
| Maun | 84,993 people in 2022, the second-largest village in the census | Maun is one of three cities you can target on residential. |
| Currency | Pula (BWP, P), divided into 100 thebe | Botswana sites such as Property24 Botswana quote prices in pula, so collect prices from the Botswana version of a site. |
| Languages | English is the official language and Setswana the national language | Botswana and South African sites are both mostly in English, so the IP address, not the language, decides which version you get. |
| Mobile networks | Mascom, Orange and BTC (formerly beMOBILE) | BTC and Orange are in our mobile pool; Mascom is in the residential pool only. |
| Country domain | .bw, including .co.bw for commercial entities | Sites such as shoprite.co.bw and property24.co.bw serve their Botswana audience from .bw addresses. |
Sources: Statistics Botswana (2022 Population and Housing Census: Population Distribution, Structure and Density in Botswana, Tables 1 and 6; Population of Cities, Towns and Villages, Version 2); Bank of Botswana (pula and thebe); Botswana national portal gov.bw (About our country: languages); BOCRA (telecommunications sector overview; .bw name structure); ProxyEmpire network API (coverage).
What our Botswana proxy coverage actually reaches
Read from the live API, not a brochure
Whether you run one proxy Botswana-wide or pin a session to a district, a city or a network, here is exactly what you can target today, taken from the same API our dashboard uses. Residential and mobile reach different parts of the country, so we list them separately.
8 Botswana districts and towns on residential, 1 on mobile
Residential IPs can be targeted in eight regions, four of them cities or towns and four of them districts:
Mobile IPs can be targeted in one region:
At the 2022 census these eight areas were home to roughly three in five people in Botswana. Kweneng, South East, Southern, Ghanzi, Kgalagadi and Chobe, and the towns of Jwaneng and Selibe Phikwe, cannot be selected as a region today, and we do not list them as covered. A country-level session draws on the whole Botswana pool.
3 targetable Botswana cities
These are the three cities the API returns for Botswana: the capital, Gaborone; Maun, in the North-West; and the village of Maitengwe, in the north-east of the country. All three work on residential, and Gaborone also on mobile. In the other covered regions, sessions are set at region level.
Botswana mobile proxy carriers
Our mobile pool covers BTC, whose mobile network used to trade as beMOBILE, and Orange, and both can be chosen in Gaborone. Mascom, the third mobile operator named by the regulator BOCRA, is not in our mobile pool yet, so we do not list it as a carrier. Mascom IPs are available on residential.
Botswana ISPs in the residential pool
Residential IPs come from ten networks: the three telecom operators BTC, Mascom and Orange; BoFiNet, a wholesale fibre network; MTN Business; the internet providers BBi, AbariCom, ConceroTel and Stature; and Starlink satellite connections. All ten can be targeted in Gaborone, and BoFiNet is the network in Maun.
Honest counts, real addresses. Three cities and one mobile region will not suit a job that needs local IPs in every Botswana town. The residential pool does reach the capital, Francistown, the North-West and the north-east on ten separate networks.
What teams use Botswana proxies for
Common workloads on our Botswana network
Local SEO & ad checks
Check Google rankings, local results and ads as a searcher in Gaborone or Maun sees them, instead of the South African result set, and confirm campaigns aimed at Botswana appear on local news sites.
Telecom & data bundles
Track data bundles, promotions and device offers on the Mascom, Orange and BTC websites exactly as a customer in Botswana sees them, and test apps from BTC and Orange mobile IPs.
Retail & grocery prices
Collect promotions from Botswana retail sites such as Choppies, Shoprite Botswana and Game Botswana, and compare the Choppies Botswana version with its Zambia and Namibia versions.
Property listings
Follow asking prices and rents in pula on Property24 Botswana, as a buyer or tenant in Gaborone sees them, for market research and valuation models.
Travel & flights
Compare fares on Air Botswana, which flies to Maun, Kasane and Francistown, as a traveller browsing from Botswana sees them, and check whether the fares shown abroad differ.
Jobs & labour-market data
Follow vacancies, job titles and employers on Botswana job boards such as Jobs Botswana, which lists openings by town from Gaborone and Francistown to Maun and Ghanzi.
Botswana proxy pricing: buy Botswana proxies per GB
Cheap to start — all Botswana targeting included
You can buy a Botswana proxy plan without a long commitment: try the network for $1.97, pay as you go from a single GB at $3.50, or take a larger plan for as little as $1.50/GB. Botswana residential proxies cost the same as in every other country, billed in US dollars per GB of traffic rather than per IP. Mobile starts at $4.50 for 1 GB and goes down to $2.00/GB. Region, city, ZIP, ISP, carrier, ASN and OS fingerprint targeting cost nothing extra, and unused bandwidth rolls over.
| Plan | Data | Price per GB | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go | 1 GB | $3.50 | Buy | |
| Starter | 7 GB | $20 | Buy | |
| Hobby | 28 GB | $75 | Buy | |
| Startup | 60 GB | $150 | Buy | |
| Business | 135 GB | $300 | Buy | |
| Company — best value | 315 GB | $625 | Buy | |
| Corporation | 500 GB | $875 | Buy | |
| Enterprise | 1,000 GB | $1,500 | Buy | |
| Custom | 5 TB+ | From $0.75 | — | Contact us |
Discounted prices use code EMPIRE50 (limited time, rotating residential and mobile only). Mobile plans are on the full pricing page.
Residential or mobile: which Botswana proxy server do you need?
Match the proxy to the job
| Rotating residential | Rotating mobile | |
|---|---|---|
| IP source | Home and office connections on ten networks, including BTC, Mascom and Orange | BTC and Orange mobile connections |
| Locations | 8 districts and towns; 3 cities | Gaborone |
| IP changes | Per request, or sticky sessions | On demand, or sticky sessions |
| Targeting | Country, region, city, ZIP, ISP, ASN, OS fingerprint | Country, region, city, ZIP, carrier, ASN, OS fingerprint |
| Detection risk | Low: looks like a real household | Lowest: shared by many real subscribers |
| Price | From $1.50/GB ($3.50 for 1 GB) | From $2.00/GB ($4.50 for 1 GB) |
| Best for | Price and SERP monitoring, retail, property, travel and job data | Social media, app testing, telecom offers, strict anti-bot targets |
Free Botswana proxy lists vs paid Botswana proxies
Why free lists rarely work on Botswana sites
Search for a free Botswana proxy and you will find a handful of entries at best. Most are open servers already used by thousands of people; they go offline within hours, are often in South Africa or further away rather than in Botswana, and are blocked by the sites and apps you want to reach.
| Free Botswana proxy lists | ProxyEmpire Botswana proxies | |
|---|---|---|
| IP source | Open or hijacked servers, mostly data centres | Real Botswana homes and offices, and BTC and Orange SIM cards |
| Uptime | Minutes to hours before an IP disappears | Always-on pool, with rotating or sticky sessions |
| Blocks | Usually blacklisted on major sites | Looks like an ordinary local visitor |
| Targeting | Country at best, and often wrong | Region, city, ZIP, ISP, carrier, ASN and OS fingerprint |
| Security | Unknown operator can log or alter your traffic | Authenticated access over HTTP(S) or SOCKS5 |
| Cost | Free | From $1.50/GB, with a $1.97 trial |
Get a Botswana IP address in three steps
From sign-up to first request in minutes
- Start the $1.97 trialCreate an account in the dashboard and top up whenever you need more bandwidth, from 1 GB.
- Choose BotswanaSet the country to Botswana (code BW), then pick a region, a city such as Gaborone or Maun, an ISP or a mobile carrier if you need to.
- Plug it into your toolCopy the generated endpoint into your scraper, browser or anti-detect profile over HTTP(S) or SOCKS5.
Botswana proxy FAQ
Straight answers
What is a Botswana proxy (BW proxy)?
A Botswana proxy, or Botswana proxy server, gives you a Botswana IP address, so websites treat you as a visitor from Botswana. A residential or mobile proxy goes one step further: it routes your traffic through a real home or mobile connection on networks such as BTC, Mascom or Orange instead of a data centre, which makes it far less likely to be blocked.
How do I get a Botswana IP address?
Start the $1.97 trial, set the country to Botswana (BW) in the dashboard and connect your tool to the endpoint it generates. Every request then leaves from a Botswana residential or mobile IP. You can narrow it down to a region, one of three cities or a specific network.
Can I target regions, cities or ISPs in Botswana?
Yes. Residential IPs can be targeted in eight districts and towns and three cities; mobile IPs in Gaborone. You can also choose an ISP or carrier and target by ZIP code, ASN and OS fingerprint, at no extra charge. Kweneng, South East, Southern, Ghanzi, Kgalagadi and Chobe are not available as regions today.
Do you offer Botswana mobile proxies?
Yes, on BTC and Orange. Mobile IPs are shared by many real subscribers, which makes them among the hardest IPs for websites to block. Coverage is narrower than residential: mobile IPs can be targeted in Gaborone. Mascom mobile IPs are not in the pool yet.
Do you have datacenter or static IPs in Botswana?
Not at the moment. Datacenter and static residential proxies are not offered with Botswana IPs. For a long-lived Botswana IP address, use a sticky session on residential or mobile.
How much do Botswana proxies cost?
Rotating residential costs $3.50 for 1 GB on Pay As You Go and as little as $1.50/GB on larger plans; rotating mobile costs $4.50 for 1 GB, down to $2.00/GB. Plans are billed in US dollars, per GB rather than per IP, and Botswana targeting is included. You can start with a $1.97 trial.
Can I keep the same Botswana IP address?
Yes. Rotating residential and mobile proxies both support sticky sessions, which hold the same Botswana IP across requests instead of switching on every request.
Is there a free Botswana proxy that works?
For a one-off look at a page, sometimes. For regular work, no: free lists for Botswana are short, slow, often flagged and may not be in Botswana at all, and their operators may log your traffic.
Is using a proxy in Botswana legal?
Proxies are a standard tool for price monitoring, SEO and ad verification. What matters is how you use them: respect websites’ terms of service, and follow the data protection rules that apply whenever you collect personal data.
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Start browsing from Botswana today
Real Botswana home IPs on ten networks in Gaborone, Maun and eight districts and towns, mobile IPs on BTC and Orange, region, city and network targeting included, and bandwidth that rolls over. Try it for $1.97.
