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Place details
- Locality
- Opuwo
- Region
- Kunene Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Population
- 9,075
- Timezone
- Africa/Windhoek
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Opuwo
- Settlement.other_name
- Ohopoho
- Settlement.native_name
- Otjihinamaparero
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Opuwo, Kunene Region, Namibia (aerial view - 19 05 2005).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- aerial view of Opuwo
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Namibia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Namibia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Namibia
- Located in
- Kunene Region
- Population
- +12331
- Elevation
- +1300
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Kunene Region
- Official website
- www.opuwo.org
- Image
- Opuwo, Kunene Region, Namibia (aerial view - 19 05 2005).jpg
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- P12749
Article
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- Economy and infrastructure
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Opuwo is the capital of the Kunene Region in north-western Namibia. The town is situated about 720 km north-northwest of the capital Windhoek, and has a population of around 12,300 (2023). It is the commercial hub of the Kunene Region.