Oshakati
Appearance
Oshakati | |
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town | |
![]() New City Council building | |
Nickname: shanangobe kashiiwa nambelela | |
Motto(s): Unity, Justice, Development | |
Coordinates: 17°47′1″S 15°41′57.8″E / 17.78361°S 15.699389°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Oshana Region |
Constituency | Oshakati East Oshakati West |
Government | |
• Mayor | ANGELUS Iyambo |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 36,541 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Climate | BSh |
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Oshakati is a town[2] of 37,000 inhabitants in the Oshana Region of Namibia. It is the regional capital and was officially founded in July 1966. The city was used as a base of operations by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War.
Oshakati is divided into the electoral constituencies of Oshakati East and Oshakati West.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)" (PDF). Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 39. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ Alliance of Mayors and Municipal Leaders on HIV/AIDS in Africa Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine