Ondangwa is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, near the border with Angola along the B1 road. It began as a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society in 1890 and became a local seat of government in 1914, later serving as an administrative center under British and then South African control. Its 2023 population was 30,364. Ondangwa today functions as a transit hub and district capital, known locally by the motto Your gateway to the North and beyond.
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Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude17.920833 degrees south 1 Sources
1. Ondangwa (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 30,364 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -17.920833, longitude 15.954167
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1080 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 30364 (2023)
View the SourceWikidata: Ondangwa
Wikidata Q2023773, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Ondangwa (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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