Otjiwarongo is the capital of the Otjozondjupa Region in central-north Namibia, established in 1906 as a German administrative post on land earlier settled by San and Damara peoples. Its name comes from Herero and means a beautiful place; the 2023 census recorded 49,022 inhabitants, up from 28,249 in 2011. Mining, including the B2Gold open-pit gold mine opened in 2014 and the Okorusu fluorspar mine, accounts for roughly a fifth of the town's economy, and it sits on Namibia's main north-south highway and rail line.
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Founding Year Population Estimate Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation (m) Latitude20.464167 degrees south 1 Latitude20.464167 degrees south 1 Sources
1. Otjiwarongo (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1906-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 49,022 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -20.464167, longitude 16.652778
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1460 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 49022 (2023)
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