Gochas

Gochas
Gochas
Coordinates: 24°47′S 18°49′E / 24.783°S 18.817°ECoordinates: 24°47′S 18°49′E / 24.783°S 18.817°E
Country  Namibia
Time zone SAST (UTC+1)

Gochas is a village in Hardap Region, Namibia. It is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Mariental[1] on the way to the Mata Mata border post to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.[2] The village has been the main settlement of the ǃKharakhoen (Fransman Nama), a subtribe of the Nama people,[3] since 1889.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Cloete, Luqman (24 November 2005). "Ministry takes up probe of problems at Gochas". The Namibian.
  2. ↑ "Gochas". Namibweb. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Malan, Johan S (1998). Die Völker Namibias [The Tribes of Namibia] (in German). Windhoek, Göttingen: Klaus Hess. pp. 120–125.
  4. ↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, K". Retrieved 9 July 2011.