Buitepos

Buitepos
Buitepos
	Buitepos border post. Botswana in upper left part, Namibia in lower right part of the picture
	Buitepos Location in Namibia
	Coordinates: 22°16′0″S 19°59′0″E
Country	Namibia
Region	Omaheke Region
Constituency	Kalahari Constituency
Elevation	4,272 ft (1,302 m)
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Buitepos (Afrikaans: outpost[1]) is a small settlement in the Omaheke Region in eastern Namibia. It is situated on the national road B6 which is part of the Trans-Kalahari Highway, and a border post between Namibia and Botswana. The proposed Trans-Kalahari Railway may pass through this place, too.

References

Cassidy, Joseph (2009). Place Names of Namibia A Historical Dictionary. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers (Pty) Ltd. p. 1. ISBN 978-99916-0-654-5.

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[1] Cassidy, Joseph (2009). Place Names of Namibia A Historical Dictionary. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers (Pty) Ltd. p. 1. ISBN 978-99916-0-654-5.