Gobabis
Otjiherero: Epako Khoekhoe: ǂKhoandabes | |
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City | |
 Aerial view in 2005 | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Mottoes: | |
  Gobabis Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 22°26′S 18°58′E / 22.433°S 18.967°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Omaheke Region |
| Constituency | Gobabis Constituency Kalahari Constituency |
| Established | 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elvire Theron (NUDO) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Elwin Gariseb (SWAPO) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 133 sq mi (345 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,720 ft (1,440 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 33,404 |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | https://gobabis.org |
Gobabis (Otjiherero: Epako, Khoekhoe: ǂKhoandabes) is a town[3] in eastern Namibia. It is the regional capital of the Omaheke Region, and the district capital of the Gobabis electoral constituency. Gobabis is situated 200 km (120 mi) down the B6 motorway from Windhoek to Botswana. The town is 113 km (70 mi) from the Buitepos border post with Botswana, and serves as an important link to South Africa on the tarred Trans-Kalahari Highway. Gobabis is in the heart of the cattle farming area. In fact Gobabis is so proud of its cattle farming that a statue of a large Brahman bull with the inscription "Cattle Country" greets visitors to the town. Gobabis also has its own local airport.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
- ^ "Local Authorities". Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN). Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.