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Beaufort West (South Africa)

LC control no.n 90661976
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Geographic headingBeaufort West (South Africa)
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Geographic subdivision usageSouth Africa--Beaufort West
Variant(s)Beaufort-Wes (South Africa)
Other standard no.Q813395
1092857
Found inBeeson, R. A prelim. assessment of seasonal variations ... 1977: t.p. (Beaufort West)
Webster's new geog. dic., c984 (Beaufort West; town, S cen. Cape Prov., 260 m. ENE of Cape Town, in Great Karroo region)
New dictionary of South African place names, 2004: p. 22 (Beaufort West in the Western Cape; 32°21'S 22°35'E; established in 1818; became a municipality on Feb 3, 1837 and is the oldest municipality in South Africa; Afrikaans form: Beaufort-Wes)
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 32°21ʹ00ʺS 022°35ʹ00ʺE)
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