Gochas | |
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 Aerial view of Gochas (2017) | |
  Gochas | |
| Coordinates: 24°47′S 18°49′E / 24.783°S 18.817°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
| Climate | BWh |
Gochas is a village in the Hardap Region of Namibia. It is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Mariental[1] and 64 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Stampriet on the way to the Mata Mata border post to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.[2] The town lies on the banks of the Auob River 1,150 metres (3,770 ft) above sea level. The area is at the center of a set of Kalahari Desert dune farms on which cattle and sheep graze.[3]
- ^ Cloete, Luqman (24 November 2005). "Ministry takes up probe of problems at Gochas". The Namibian.
- ^ "Gochas". Namibweb. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Potgieter, D.J. (ed.) 1972. Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Nasionale Opvoedkundige Uitgewery (Nasou).