Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Gokwe (Zimbabwe)
Coordinates
E0285600 E0285600 S0181300 S0181300 (geonet )
Associated country
Zimbabwe
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 155105558
Wikidata: Q1534487
Library of congress: no2002020013
OCoLC: oca05709510
Sources of Information
  • GEOnet, Mar. 13, 2002(Gokwe, Zimbabwe; PPL; 18°13ʹS, 28°56ʹE)
  • OCLC #29497898: Cheziya Gokwe post(located in Zimbabwe)
  • GEOnet, Mar. 13, 2002(Gokwe, Zimbabwe; PPL; 18p0s13ʹS, 28p0s56ʹE)

Wikipedia description:

Gokwe Centre is a rural town in the Midlands province in Zimbabwe. The town is usually referred to as "Gokwe Centre" because the larger region is called Gokwe. In popular Zimbabwean culture and media, Gokwe is often perceived as a place that is backward or uneducated. Numerous memes reference the phrase "Gokwe yazviita zvakare", which translates to "Gokwe has done it again." Gokwe is often likened to Ohio in the United States.

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