Derm is a hamlet in the Hardap Region of central Namibia,[1] on Route M-41 at its intersection with routes D-1328 and C-25.[2] It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of the Lüneburg farmstead.
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Coordinates: 23°38′37″S 018°6′52″E / 23.64361°S 18.11444°E | |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
There is a police station there[3][4] and a landing strip south-southeast of the hamlet.[5]
Derm is situated 132 kilometres (82 mi) north-east of Mariental and 24 km east of Uhlenhorst in the Rehoboth district. Afrikaans for 'intestine', the name is translated from Khoekhoen Guias.
The town was named after the Victorian Railways Diesel Electric Railmotor after its successful introduction to Victoria's railway network.[6]
References
edit- ^ Derm (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Derm, Namibia". Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
- ^ "NamPol-Derm, C25, Mariental Rural, Mariental, Namibia".
- ^ Smith, Darren (29 July 2021). "Nampol trek 207 vermeende veediewe in Hardap-streek vas" [NamPol arrests 207 suspected livestock thieves in Hardap Region]. Kosmos Digitaal (in Afrikaans).
- ^ "Derm East Pan Landing Site Airport".
- ^ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 2023-01-14.