Gobabis

Gobabis
Otjiherero: Epako
Khoekhoe: ǂKhoandabes
City
Aerial view in 2005
Aerial view in 2005
Coat of arms of Gobabis
Mottoes: 
Gobabis is located in Namibia
Gobabis
Gobabis
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 22°26′S 18°58′E / 22.433°S 18.967°E / -22.433; 18.967
Country Namibia
RegionOmaheke Region
ConstituencyGobabis Constituency
Kalahari Constituency
Established1856
Government
 • MayorElvire Theron (NUDO)
 • Deputy MayorElwin Gariseb (SWAPO)
Area
 • Total133 sq mi (345 km2)
Elevation
4,720 ft (1,440 m)
Population
 (2023 census)[1][2]
 • Total33,404
 • Density250/sq mi (97/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
ClimateBSh
Websitehttps://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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
  3. ^ "Local Authorities". Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN). Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.