Rundu
Sign in to savealt=#1Lib1Ref #AfLibWk|thumb|Kavango River, April 2023 Rundu is the capital and the largest city of the Kavango-East Region in northern Namibia. It lies on the border with Angola on the banks of the Kavango River, about above sea level. Rundu's population is growing rapidly. The 2001 census counted 36,964 inhabitants; and for the 2011 census it climbed to 63,430.
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Key facts
- Settlement.nickname
- Ru-town
- Settlement.name
- Rundu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Rundu (2019).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Rundu, 2019
- Settlement.image_seal
- Wappen Rundu - Namibia.jpg
- Settlement.motto
- Unity & Development
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Namibia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Namibia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Key dates
- Inception
- 1936
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Namibia
- Located in
- Kavango East Region
- Population
- +118632
- Elevation
- +1095
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Kavango Region
- Official website
- www.rundutown.com.na
- Image
- Ozzys Beerhouse and Eugen Kakukuru Street in Rundu, Namibia, March 2006.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Politics
- Geography
- Localities
- Climate
- Economy and infrastructure
- Rundu Open Market
- Transport
- Military
- Education and Culture
- Schools
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
alt=#1Lib1Ref #AfLibWk|thumb|Kavango River, April 2023 Rundu is the capital and the largest city of the Kavango-East Region in northern Namibia. It lies on the border with Angola on the banks of the Kavango River, about above sea level. Rundu's population is growing rapidly. The 2001 census counted 36,964 inhabitants; and for the 2011 census it climbed to 63,430.
== History == In 1936, it became the seat of the local governor, replacing Nkurenkuru as the capital of the Kavango district. Since then, it has grown into a multilingual city of the Kavango region. Its official status was changed to that of a town.