Karibib
Sign in to savethumb|Christ Church, erected 1909/10 Karibib () is a town in the Erongo Region of western Namibia. It has 8,434 inhabitants. Karibib is the district capital of the Karibib electoral constituency. It is situated on the Khan River, halfway between Windhoek and Swakopmund on the B2 (Trans-Kalahari Highway), the main road between Walvis Bay and Johannesburg. The town is known for its aragonite marble quarries and the Navachab Gold Mine.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Karibib
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Karibib aerial view.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300
- Settlement.image_caption
- Karibib aerial view 2017
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Namibia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Namibia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Erongo Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Key dates
- Inception
- 1900
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Karibib
- Country
- Namibia
- Located in
- Karibib Constituency
- Population
- +8434
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- KaribibBahnhof,.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Economy and Infrastructure
- Transport
- History
- Historic Buildings
- Politics
- Education
- References
thumb|Christ Church, erected 1909/10 Karibib () is a town in the Erongo Region of western Namibia. It has 8,434 inhabitants. Karibib is the district capital of the Karibib electoral constituency. It is situated on the Khan River, halfway between Windhoek and Swakopmund on the B2 (Trans-Kalahari Highway), the main road between Walvis Bay and Johannesburg. The town is known for its aragonite marble quarries and the Navachab Gold Mine.
==Geography== Karibib comprises of town land.