Gochas

Gochas

Gochas from bird's eye view (2017)
Gochas
Coordinates: 24°47′S 18°49′E / 24.783°S 18.817°E / -24.783; 18.817Coordinates: 24°47′S 18°49′E / 24.783°S 18.817°E / -24.783; 18.817
Country  Namibia
Time zone SAST (UTC+1)
Climate BWh

Gochas is a village in the Hardap Region of 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]

Gochas is governed by a village council that currently has five seats.[5]

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.
  5. ↑ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch (3). Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.


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