Usakos

thumb|Purpurite, a very rare phosphate of manganese, from Sandamab pegmatite, Usakos, Namibia. Size: 5.4 x 4.6 x 1.9 cm. thumb|Bush fire in Usakos, 2009

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Place details

Locality: Usakos
Region: Erongo Region
Country: Namibia
Population: 9,147
Timezone: Africa/Windhoek

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Usakos
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.motto: Excelsior
Settlement.image_skyline: Usakos Luftaufnahme (2018).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial photograph of Usakos (2018)
Settlement.image_seal: Wappen Usakos.jpg
Settlement.seal_size: 120px
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: Erongo Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Karibib Constituency
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 623
Image: Usakos Luftaufnahme (2018).jpg

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Commons category: Usakos
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Geography
Economy and infrastructure
History
Politics
Notable residents
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thumb|Purpurite, a very rare phosphate of manganese, from Sandamab pegmatite, Usakos, Namibia. Size: 5.4 x 4.6 x 1.9 cm. thumb|Bush fire in Usakos, 2009

Usakos (, ) is a town on the banks of river Khan, 140 kilometres north-east of Swakopmund in the Erongo Region of Namibia. It is located on the B2 (part of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor), the main road between the Walvis Bay and Johannesburg. The town has 5,094 inhabitants.