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Grootfontein (Namibia)

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94900557

Codes

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Variants

Municipality of Grootfontein (Namibia)
Otjivandatjongue (Namibia)
Geiaus (Namibia)
Geious (Namibia)
Kaiaus (Namibia)

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n94900557

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn++94900557#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Grootfontein Label from public data source Wikidata
Namibia--Grootfontein

Sources

found: Report of the Auditor General on the accounts of the municipality of Grootfontein for the financial year ending ... 30 June 1993:t.p. (Republic of Namibia)

found: P.E. Raper. Dictionary of Southern African place names, 1987:p. 133 (founded 1884; attained municipal status in 1947; known to the Herero as Otjivandatjongue, to the Nama as Geiaus, Geious, or Kaiaus)

found: Gazetteer of Namibia [BGN], 1988:p. 53 (Grootfontein, ppl 19°34ʹS, 18°07ʹE)

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Change Notes

1996-01-30: new
2010-05-16: revised

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