Punga, Zambezi Region, Namibia

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Kabbe North Constituency, Zambezi Region, Namibia
Region:	Zambezi Region, Namibia
Latitude:	17° 46' 59" S
Longitude:	25° 6' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-17.78333,25.1
Köppen climate type:	BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Feature ID:	876913
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:876913:8
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Livingstone, Livingstone District, Southern Province, Zambia	17° 51' 25" S	25° 51' 18" E	80.4km (49.9 miles)
Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	17° 55' 27" S	25° 51' 24" E	81.6km (50.7 miles)
Bumboosie Mine (Bumbusi Mine), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 31' 59" S	26° 10' 59" E	141.6km (88.0 miles)
P. J. G. East Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 22' 59" S	26° 19' 0" E	144.9km (90.0 miles)
Smith Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 31' 59" S	26° 16' 59" E	150.2km (93.4 miles)
Mbobo, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 4' 37" S	26° 32' 38" E	156.2km (97.1 miles)
Roadcut at 12 km, Hwange-Deka road, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 14' 26" S	26° 30' 46" E	157.8km (98.1 miles)
zeolite road cut, Makoyo Pump Station, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 13' 17" S	26° 31' 18" E	158.1km (98.2 miles)
Matetsi River, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 4' 47" S	26° 34' 51" E	160.1km (99.5 miles)
Hwange colliery, Hwange, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 23' 52" S	26° 28' 27" E	160.5km (99.7 miles)
Hwange-Deka road, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 10' 44" S	26° 34' 1" E	161.3km (100.2 miles)
Hwange, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 21' 52" S	26° 30' 0" E	161.5km (100.3 miles)
Fluorite The First Mine (First Mine), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 33' 32" S	26° 26' 25" E	165.8km (103.0 miles)
Roadcut at 33 km, Hwange-Deka road, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 6' 55" S	26° 38' 21" E	166.9km (103.7 miles)
Entuba Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 25' 9" S	26° 32' 28" E	167.9km (104.4 miles)
Roadcut at 44 km, Hwange-Deka road, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 5' 47" S	26° 42' 52" E	174.3km (108.3 miles)
Deka, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 4' 56" S	26° 43' 4" E	174.4km (108.3 miles)
Fluor Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 34' 29" S	26° 32' 30" E	175.9km (109.3 miles)
Luca Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 29' 3" S	26° 37' 28" E	179.0km (111.2 miles)
Ubique Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 30' 20" S	26° 37' 45" E	180.5km (112.1 miles)
R.H.A. tungsten mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 30' 39" S	26° 37' 55" E	181.0km (112.5 miles)
Unnamed carbonatite dike, Deka, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 7' 18" S	26° 47' 31" E	182.9km (113.7 miles)
Tung Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 27' 12" S	26° 41' 9" E	183.4km (114.0 miles)
Rhuwesa Pegmatite, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 27' 34" S	26° 41' 4" E	183.6km (114.1 miles)
Anglo copper claims, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 26' 0" S	26° 41' 52" E	183.7km (114.1 miles)
Jab Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 25' 30" S	26° 42' 29" E	184.4km (114.5 miles)
Marion Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 24' 20" S	26° 43' 14" E	184.7km (114.8 miles)
Dinde, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 22' 53" S	26° 44' 12" E	185.4km (115.2 miles)
Unnamed opal showing, Dinde, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 26' 29" S	26° 43' 26" E	186.6km (115.9 miles)
Katembe, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	18° 22' 41" S	26° 45' 39" E	187.6km (116.6 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
African Plate	Tectonic Plate
Choma-Kaloma Block, African Plate	Orogenic Belt
Okavango basin, African Plate	Basin
Namibia	Country
Zambezi Region, Namibia	Region
Kabbe North Constituency, Zambezi Region, Namibia	Constituency

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Namibia, Zambezi, Kabe	155.13.102.0.0.0

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