Ondangwa
Sign in to saveOndangwa (earlier spelling Ondangua) is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. It had a population of 30,364 people in 2023.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ondangwa
- Region
- Oshana Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Population
- 27,049
- Timezone
- Africa/Windhoek
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ondangwa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ondangwa1.JPG
- Settlement.motto
- "Your gateway to the North and beyond"
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Namibia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Namibia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Oshana Region
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Paavo Amwele
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 55.1
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1080
- Settlement.population_total
- 30,364
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Economy and infrastructure
- Transport
- Geography
- Demographics
- Climate
- Politics and government
- History
- Finnish mission station
- Armed conflict in Ondangwa
- Administrative outpost
- During Apartheid
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Literature
- External links
Ondangwa (earlier spelling Ondangua) is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. It had a population of 30,364 people in 2023.
Ondangwa was first established as a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society (the FMS) in 1890. In 1914, it became a local seat of government. Today, Ondangwa is a fast-growing town and the district capital of the Ondangwa electoral constituency.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ondangwa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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