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Rundu

Southern Africa

Rundu is the capital and largest city of the Kavango-East Region in northern Namibia, lying on the Kavango River at the border with Angola about 1,000 metres above sea level. Its population has grown rapidly, from 36,964 at the 2001 census to 118,632 at the 2023 census.

Facts
Population
118,632 1
Founding Year
1936 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
1095 1
Latitude
17.916667 degrees south 1
Longitude
19.766667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Sources
1. Rundu (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1936-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 118,632 (2023)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -17.916667, longitude 19.766667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1095 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 118632 (2023)
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2. GeoNames: Rundu - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3353383
    -17.91796 19.77314 P PPLA NA 40 75180 1114 Africa/Windhoek
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1114 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -17.75, 19.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -17.75, 19.75
-17.75 19.75 BSh
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Wikidata: Rundu
Wikidata Q662291, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Rundu (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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