Gobabis, Namibia
| Area | xxx km² (xxx mi²) | |
|---|---|---|
| Established | 1856 | |
| Population | 15,000 | |
| Population Density | xxx/km² (xxx/mi²) | |
| Administrative Division | Omaheke | |
| Mayor | Platini Katjaoha | |
| Time Zone | South African Standard Time: UTC+1 | |
| Latitude and Longitude | Latitude: 22. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government 45°S | Longitude: 18. 96°E |
Gobabis, Namibia, is a town situated 200 km (124 miles) down the B6 motorway from Windhoek to Botswana. Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. The town is 110 km (68 miles) from the Buitepos Border post with Botswana, and serves as an important link to South Africa on the paved Trans-Kalahari Highway. The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Trans-Kalahari Highway is a paved road that travels from Gaborone to Ghanzi in Botswana. Gobabis is in the heart of the cattle farming area, and is considered to be the capital of the east and also known as the "Little Texas" of Namibia. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast In fact Gobabis is so proud of its cattle farming that a statue of a large bull with the inscription "Welcome to Cattle Country" greets visitors to the town. Gobabis borders the Kalahari Desert, and is traditionally in the land of the Herero people. The Herero are a people belonging to the Bantu group with about 240000 members alive today
Like many other towns in Namibia, Gobabis developed around a mission station (Gobabis means "place of discussion" in the Nama language), in this case established in 1856 by Friederich Eggert of the Rhenish Missionary Society. A religious Mission or Mission station is a location for Missionary work Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Rhenish Missionary Society ( Rhenish - of the river Rhine) was one of the largest missionary societies in Germany. In the latter half of the 1800s and the early 1900s several conflicts flared up between the Mbanderu and the Khauas Khoikhoi, as well as between the settlers and the indigenous people. Gobabis is in an area where the Herero and the Nama people fought wars against one another. The Herero are a people belonging to the Bantu group with about 240000 members alive today Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African Ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. The Gobabis district was proclaimed by the German authorities in February 1894 and in June the following year Gobabis was occupied by a German garrison. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. While the military fort, built in 1896-7, has long since disappeared, one of the few buildings dating back to that era is the field hospital, or Lazarette, which has been declared a national monument. A lazarette (also spelled lazaret) is a special area on a boat
Gobabis continues to grow as a city due to goods crossing from the mines of landlocked Botswana to the Namibian port of Walvis Bay, and furthermore from consumer goods being imported into Namibia from Johannesburg in South Africa. The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. Walvis Bay ( Dutch / Afrikaans Walvisbaai, German Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
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