Oshakati
Sign in to savethumb|Broadcasting tower (275 meters high) in Oshakati thumb|Observation Tower Oshungo ya Shakati at the new market (48 m high) thumb|The new "Dr. Frans Aupa Indongo Open Market" in Oshakati opened on 11 March 2016 by the President thumb|The old open market of Oshakati at the C46 road (Namibia)|C46 (demolished in 2016) Oshakati is a town in northern Namibia. It is the regional capital of the Oshana Region and one of Namibia's largest cities, both by population and as an economic center. It had a population of 58,656 people in 2023.
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Place details
- Locality
- Oshakati
- Region
- Oshana Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Oshakati
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.motto
- Unity, Justice, Development
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Oshakati Town Council.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- New town council building
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Oshakati.gif
- Settlement.image_seal
- Wappen Oshakati - Namibia.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Namibia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Located in northern Namibia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Key dates
- Inception
- July 1966
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Namibia
- Located in
- Oshana Region
- Population
- +28255
- Elevation
- +1074
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Oshana Region
- Official website
- www.oshtc.na
- Image
- Oshakati street market.JPG
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy and infrastructure
- Geography
- Location
- Demographics
- Climate
- Politics
- Education
- Culture
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Broadcasting tower (275 meters high) in Oshakati thumb|Observation Tower Oshungo ya Shakati at the new market (48 m high) thumb|The new "Dr. Frans Aupa Indongo Open Market" in Oshakati opened on 11 March 2016 by the President thumb|The old open market of Oshakati at the C46 road (Namibia)|C46 (demolished in 2016) Oshakati is a town in northern Namibia. It is the regional capital of the Oshana Region and one of Namibia's largest cities, both by population and as an economic center. It had a population of 58,656 people in 2023.
Oshakati was founded in July 1966 and proclaimed a town in 1992. The town was used as a base of operations by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War.