The sheet under description is bounded on the south and north by the 24 degree and 23 degree parallels of S. latitude respectively while the 16 degree and 17 degree meridians of E. longitude form its western and eastern limits. It thus comprises an entire degree sheet with an area of 1.130.933 hectares (4366,5 sq. miles). Except for a small portion of the northwestern corner which falls in the Windhoek district the entire area lies in the Rehoboth district and roughly one half is Baster Gebiet which is a semi-reserve occupied by the Basters (coloureds) prior to the German settlement of 1885.