Guide
How to find a plot number in Botswana
Two questions, and how to answer both: where is the plot with this number, and what is the number of the plot I am standing on?
Find where a plot number is
- Open PlotFinder and type the plot number into the search bar.
- Every plot carrying that number appears as a pin, with its town and district.
- Pick the one you meant — the town tells you which — and tap Directions.
The box above answers the first half on the web: which towns have a plot with that number. The pin, the satellite view and the directions are in the app, on the free plan for the town you are in.
Find the plot number of where you are standing
Open PlotFinder where you are and tap Near me. It reads your position once and lists the registered plots around you, nearest first, each with its plot number — which is how you work out the number of the plot you are on, and of the plots next to it. Your coordinates are not stored.
Where the number on your papers comes from
A plot number is given when the plot is allocated or surveyed, and it is written on the plot’s paperwork — usually a land board certificate, a lease or a title deed — and often on council rates bills. If you have none of those, whoever allocated the plot can tell you the number.
PlotFinder shows where a registered plot number sits. It is reference information, not a survey: it does not mark a boundary or show who owns a plot. For those, ask the land board, the Department of Lands or the Deeds Registry.
Why one number can be several plots
Of the 60,687 plot numbers in PlotFinder’s Botswana data, 63% are used in more than one town. The same number turns up in Gaborone and in Francistown and in Kasane, and sometimes twice in one town, kilometres apart. So a plot number on its own is not an address; the town is part of it. Each town page says how often that is true there.
Type it the way it is written
Nobody says a plot number on its own, so PlotFinder does not need you to. It reads what you type and picks out the plot number:
- “Plot 58762 Block 7” and “Block 7, 58762” both look for 58762 — the block’s number is left alone.
- “Pot 58762” works too; so do Erf, Lot and Stand.
- A number with a suffix, such as “58762/1”, is looked up exactly as typed.
- Add the town — “Plot 345 Gaborone” — and the app narrows the results to it.
Questions people ask
How do I find my plot number?
It is on the plot's paperwork — usually a land board certificate, a lease or a title deed — and often on council rates bills. If you are standing on the plot, PlotFinder's Near me lists the registered plots around you with their numbers.
How do I find the plot number of my location?
Open PlotFinder where you are and tap Near me. It reads your position once and lists the registered plots around you, nearest first, each with its plot number and town. Your coordinates are not stored.
Can I check a plot number online?
Yes. The box on this page tells you which towns have a plot with that number. The exact location and directions are in the PlotFinder app.
Why does my plot number show more than one place?
Because plot numbers are not unique in Botswana: of the 60,687 plot numbers in PlotFinder, 63% are used in more than one town. PlotFinder shows every match with its town and district so you choose the right one.
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