Grootfontein
Grootfontein is a city of 24,000 people in Otjozondjupa, Namibia. Like all the towns in the Otavi Triangle, Grootfontein is very green in summer but drier in winter. In spring, jacaranda and flamboyant trees bloom in profusion.
- Town with about 26,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,460 metres (4,790 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code GFY
- …is also known as “Groutfontein”
- Description: city in Namibia
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Latitude
-19.5644° or 19° 33′ 52″ south
Longitude
18.1041° or 18° 6′ 15″ east
UN/LOCODE
NA GFY
Open location code
5FGWC4P3+6J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Grootfontein” goes by many names.
GrootfonteinAfrikaans
OtjozondjupaAfrikaans
غرووتفونتينArabic
GrootfonteinAsturian
ХрутфантэйнBelarusian
ГрутфонтейнBulgarian
赫魯特方丹Chinese
赫鲁特方丹Chinese
GrootfonteinCzech
GrootfonteinDutch
جرووتفونتينEgyptian Arabic
GrootfonteinEstonian
GrootfonteinFaroese
GrootfonteinFinnish
ΓκρουτφοντέινGreek
GrootfonteinHausa
גרוטפונטייןHebrew
ग्रोटफ़ॉण्टेइनHindi
GrootfonteinItalian
グルートフォンテインJapanese
그루트폰테인Korean
GrotfonteinasLithuanian
ГрутфонтэйнMoksha
GrootfonteinPolish
GrootfonteinRomanian
ГротфонтейнRussian
ХрутфонтейнRussian
GrootfonteinScots
GrootfonteinShona
GrootfonteinSlovenian
GrootfonteinSwahili
GrootfonteinSwedish
GrootfonteinTurkish
ГрутфонтейнUkrainian
ХруатфонтейнUkrainian
گروٹ فونٹینUrdu
GrootfonteinZulu
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