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Western (province) |
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Lat: 16 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -16.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 024 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 24.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Earliest settlements date from Middle & Late Stone Age & Early Iron Age; political organization emerged in 15th-16th cen.; Lozi & Luvale, Cokwe, Nkoya, Mbunda, Kwanda, Simaa, Makoma, Shanjo, Mashi, & Nyengo are major ethnic groups. |
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Western (preferred,C,V)
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Western province (C,O,display)
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Western Province (C,U,O)
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Barotseland Protectorate (C,U)
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Barotseland Province (C,U)
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Barotse Province (C,U)
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ZA01 (C,U,FIPS)
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Barotseland (H,V)
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