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Uis is a village located in the Erongo Region, Namibia. It belongs to the Dâures electoral constituency. Located in the former Damaraland, it is known for the local mineral wealth. The settlement was established in 1958 as workers' settlement to exploit local tin deposits. It has approximately 3,600 inhabitants and, before being downgraded from "village" to "settlement" in 2010, owned of land.
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Place details
- Locality
- Uis
- Region
- Erongo Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Population
- 1,771
- Timezone
- Africa/Windhoek
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mining community
- Country
- Namibia
- Located in
- Erongo Region
- Population
- 3600
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Abraumhalden Uis.JPG
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- Commons category
- Uis, Namibia
- inception
- 1958-00-00
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Article · Italiano
Uis è una cittadina della regione del Damaraland, nella Namibia settentrionale, ai piedi dei monti Brandberg. Si trova sulla strada che da Swakopmund conduce verso Opuwo e Khorixas.
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