Gochas
Gochas | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Namibia |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (SAST) |
| 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[update] has five seats.[5]
References
- ^ Cloete, Luqman (24 November 2005). "Ministry takes up probe of problems at Gochas". The Namibian.
- ^ "Gochas". Namibweb. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Malan, Johan S (1998). Die Völker Namibias (in German). Windhoek, Göttingen: Klaus Hess. pp. 120–125.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, K". Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch. No. 3. Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.
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