Gobabis
Sign in to saveGobabis (, ) is a town in eastern Namibia. It is the regional capital of the Omaheke Region, and the district capital of the Gobabis electoral constituency. Gobabis is in the heart of the cattle farming area. It had a population of 33,418 people in 2023.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gobabis
- Region
- Omaheke Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Population
- 22,639
- Timezone
- Africa/Windhoek
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gobabis
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.motto
- Ex Oriente Lux
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gobabis 10.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view in 2019
- Settlement.image_shield
- Gobabis COA.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Namibia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Namibia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Key dates
- Inception
- 1856
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Namibia
- Located in
- Omaheke Region
- Population
- +33404
- Area
- +345
- Elevation
- +1442
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Omaheke Region
- Official website
- gobabis.org
- Image
- Gobabis Namibia aerial.jpg
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology and pre-colonial history
- Colonial
- Geography
- Demographics
- Climate
- Economy and infrastructure
- Politics
- Local
- Regional
- Education
- Partner cities
- Residents
- References
- External links
Gobabis (, ) is a town in eastern Namibia. It is the regional capital of the Omaheke Region, and the district capital of the Gobabis electoral constituency. Gobabis is in the heart of the cattle farming area. It had a population of 33,418 people in 2023.
==History== ===Etymology and pre-colonial history=== The area around Gobabis and along the Nossob River had a strong population of elephants. The settlement itself was a base camp for ivory hunters and a trading post for elephant tusks.