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Okahandja
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Okahandja is a city of 45,159 inhabitants in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia, and the district capital of the Okahandja electoral constituency. It is known as the Garden Town of Namibia. It is located 70 km north of Windhoek on the B1 road. It was founded around 1800, by two local groups, the Herero and the Nama.

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Place details

Locality
Okahandja
Region
Otjozondjupa Region
Country
Namibia
Population
26,832
Timezone
Africa/Windhoek

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Okahandja
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.motto
Semper Prorsum
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
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Otjozondjupa Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Okahandja constituency
Settlement.established_title
Town
Settlement.established_date
1894
Settlement.area_total_km2
229
Settlement.population_as_of
2023 census
Settlement.population_total
45,159

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Education
  • List of schools in Okahandja
  • Politics
  • Sport
  • See also
  • References

Okahandja is a city of 45,159 inhabitants in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia, and the district capital of the Okahandja electoral constituency. It is known as the Garden Town of Namibia. It is located 70 km north of Windhoek on the B1 road. It was founded around 1800, by two local groups, the Herero and the Nama.

==History== In the Herero language, Okahandja means the place where two rivers converge, with the two rivers being the Okakango and the Okamita.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Okahandja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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