Ruacana
Sign in to saveRuacana is a town in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Ruacana electoral constituency. It is located on the border with Angola on the river Kunene. The town is known for the picturesque Ruacana Falls nearby, and for the Ruacana Power Station. Ruacana had a population of 5,939 people in 2023.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ruacana
- Region
- Omusati Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Population
- 3,537
- Timezone
- Africa/Windhoek
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ruacana
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ruacana - Namibie - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- 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
- Omusati Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ruacana Constituency
- Settlement.leader_title
- Major
- Settlement.leader_name
- Simon Shooya
- Settlement.established_title1
- Settlement
- Settlement.established_date1
- 1999
- Settlement.established_title2
- Village
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5939
- Image
- Ruacana - Namibie - panoramio.jpg
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- Ruacana
- P12749
- Category:1481 deaths
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Ruacana is a town in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Ruacana electoral constituency. It is located on the border with Angola on the river Kunene. The town is known for the picturesque Ruacana Falls nearby, and for the Ruacana Power Station. Ruacana had a population of 5,939 people in 2023.
==Geography== The place receives annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season, of rain was measured.
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