Otjiwarongo
Sign in to savethumb|250px|right| Otjiwarongo (Herero for "beautiful place") is a city of 49,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa.
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Place details
- Locality
- Otjiwarongo
- Region
- Otjozondjupa Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Population
- 33,481
- Timezone
- Africa/Windhoek
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Otjiwarongo
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.nicknames
- OTT, OT
- Settlement.motto
- Gradatim
- Settlement.website
- www.otjimun.org.na
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Otjiwarongo-Eglises (2).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Otjiwarongo in 2016
- Settlement.image_shield
- Otjiwarongo COA.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Namibia
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Namibia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
Key dates
- Inception
- 1906
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Otjiwarongo
- Country
- Namibia
- Located in
- Otjozondjupa Region
- Population
- +49022
- Elevation
- +1460
- Time zone
- Central Africa Time
- Capital of
- Otjozondjupa Region
- Official website
- www.otjiwarongomun.org
- Image
- Otji-skyline.jpg
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thumb|250px|right| Otjiwarongo (Herero for "beautiful place") is a city of 49,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa.
Otjiwarongo is situated in central-north Namibia on the TransNamib railway. It is the biggest business centre for Otjozondjupa Region. Otjiwarongo is located on the B1 road and its links between Windhoek, the Golden Triangle of Otavi, Tsumeb and Grootfontein, and Etosha National Park. It is one of Namibia's fast-growing towns, with a neat and peaceful quality environment and many excellent facilities, including supermarkets, banks, lodges, and hotels. Some of Namibia's best-known private game farms and nature reserves are located in and around the town.