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Katima Mulilo

town in Zambezi Region, Namibia

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Place details

Locality: Katima Mulilo
Region: Zambezi Region
Country: Namibia
Population: 33,615
Timezone: Africa/Windhoek

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Key facts

Country: Namibia
Region: Zambezi Region
Constituency: Katima Mulilo Urban
Type: Town Council
Mayor: John Ntemwa
Total: 44.9 km (17.3 sq mi)
Land: 44.9 km (17.3 sq mi)
Water: 0 km (0 sq mi)
Elevation: 950 m (3,120 ft)
Density: 1,033/km (2,680/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+2 ( CAT )
Area code: 066
Climate: BSh
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Inception: 1935

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: border city
Official name: Katima Mulilo
Country: Namibia
Located in: Zambezi Region
Population: +46401
Area: +33.4
Elevation: +946
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Capital of: East Caprivi
Image: Katima Mulilo Bridge.jpg

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Katima Mulilo, or simply Katima is the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. It had 46,401 inhabitants in 2023, and comprises two electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban. It is located on the B8 national road on the banks of the Zambezi River in the Caprivi Strip in lush riverine vegetation with tropical birds and monkeys. The town receives annual average rainfall of 654 millimetres (25.7 in).

The nearest Namibian town to Katima Mulilo is Rundu, about 500 km away. About 40 km east of Katima Mulilo lies the village of Bukalo, where the road to Ngoma branches off and joins Namibia to Botswana.