Gobabis
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Gobabis is a toun in eastren Namibie. It is the regional caipital o the Omaheke Region, an the destrict caipital o the Gobabis electoral constituency. Gobabis is situatit 200 km (124 mile) doun the B6 motorway frae Windhoek tae Botswana. The toun is 110 km (68 mile) frae the Buitepos border post wi Botswana, an serves as an important link tae Sooth Africae on the tarred Trans-Kalahari Hieway. Gobabis is in the hert o the cattle farmin aurie. In fact Gobabis is sae proud o its cattle farmin that a statue o a lairge Brahman bull wi the inscription "Cattle Country" (i.e, "Cattle Kintra") greets visitors tae the toun. Gobabis borders the Kalahari Desert, an is tradeetionally in the land o the Herero fowk.
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Gobabis | |
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Ceety | |
 aerial view in 2005 | |
 Seal | |
| Motto(s): Ex Oriente Lux | |
  Gobabis Location in Namibie | |
| Coordinates: 22°26′S 18°58′E | |
| Kintra |  Namibie |
| Region | Omaheke Region |
| Constituency | Gobabis constituency |
| Established | 1856 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Her Worship Mrs Sila Bezuidenhoud |
| Elevation | 1440 m (4,720 ft) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,856 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Wast Africae Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (Wast Africae Simmer Time) |
| Website | http://www.gobmun.com/ |
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