Ondangwa

Ondangwa (earlier spelling Ondangua) is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. It had a population of 30,364 people in 2023.

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Vinony's link graph records 113 inbound references to Ondangwa, and connects out to Oshana Region, SWAPO Party and United Kingdom.

It is catalogued under topics including 1890 establishments in Africa, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission mission stations in Ondonga and Populated places established in 1890.

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Place details

Locality: Ondangwa
Region: Oshana Region
Country: Namibia
Population: 27,049
Timezone: Africa/Windhoek

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ondangwa
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Ondangwa1.JPG
Settlement.motto: "Your gateway to the North and beyond"
Settlement.pushpin_map: Namibia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Namibia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Oshana Region
Settlement.government_type: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Paavo Amwele
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_land_km2: 55.1
Settlement.elevation_m: 1080
Settlement.population_total: 30,364
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Namibia
Located in: Oshana Region
Population: 30364
Elevation: 1080
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Official website: ondangwatc.org.na
Image: Ondangwa1.JPG

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Geography
Demographics
Climate
Politics and government
History
Finnish mission station
Armed conflict in Ondangwa
Administrative outpost
During Apartheid
Notable residents
See also
References
Notes
Literature
External links

Ondangwa (earlier spelling Ondangua) is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. It had a population of 30,364 people in 2023.

Ondangwa was first established as a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society (the FMS) in 1890. In 1914, it became a local seat of government. Today, Ondangwa is a fast-growing town and the district capital of the Ondangwa electoral constituency.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ondangwa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.