DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION 
968 South Africa 
General namber for Union of South Africa 1909, which includes 
nearly all area in 968.2-.8, with total area of 473,096 sq. mi. 
SUMMARY 
Bechuanaland protectorate 
Transvaal 
Zululand Swaziland Amatonga 
Natal 
Orange Free State 
Basutoland Kaffraria 
Cape of Good Hope 
Southwest Africa protectorate 
.0 Rhodesia Nyasaland protectorate 
Bechuanaland protectorate 275.000 sq. mi. 
Clas here general works on Bechuanaland, including (with the Protectorate) 
British Bechuanaland 968.785 
Northwest region West Bamangwato 
Use also as general number for Bamangwato tribe, which includes 968.11-.14 
Ongova, Okavango, Bangali, Batawana 
Northeast region East Bamangwato Bashona, 
Batletli 
North section Madenassa 
South section Khama's country 
Linchwe’s country Bakatla tribe 
Sebele’s country Bakwena tribe 
Masarwa, Makalahari 
Bathoen's country Bangwaketse tribe 
Montsioa’s country Barolong tribe 
Southwest and west region Kalahari desert 
Kalahari desert in broad sense includes all Bechuanaland protectorate and 
parts of Cape of Good Hope and Southwest Africa protectorate 
Transvaal 110.450sq. mi. 
1832 Transvaal State; 1877 annext by Great Britain; 1884 South African 
Republic; 1900 annext again, Transvaal; 1910 an original province of Union of 
South Africa 
Pretoria (county and city) 
Witwatersrand Johannesburg Krugersdorp 
South central counties 
Heidelberg, Standerton, Bethal 
Southeast counties 
Wakkerstroom, Piet Retief, Ermelo, Carolina 
East counties 
Barberton, Lydenburg, Middelburg 
Zoutpansberg Pietersburg 
Waterberg 
Rustenburg Marico 
Southwest counties 
Lichtenburg, Potchefstroom. Wolmaransstad, Bloemhof 
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