Helao Nafidi | |
|---|---|
  Helao Nafidi Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 17°27′30″S 15°53′40″E / 17.45833°S 15.89444°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Ohangwena Region |
| proclaimed | 2004 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Authority Council |
| • Mayor | Darius Shaalukeni |
| • CEO | Inge Ipinge |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.7 sq mi (69.1 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,508 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (410/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | www.helao-nafidi.com |
Helao Nafidi is a town in Ohangwena Region in northern Namibia at the border to Angola. It has been established in 2004 as an amalgamation of several villages and settlements along the main road between Oshikango and Ohangwena[3] which are both also part of the town. Helao Nafidi has 19,375 inhabitants.[1] The town is separated into three urban areas, Oshikango in the north, bisected by the Namibian–Angolan border, and Omafo and Ohangwena south of it, with settlements and villages in the agricultural area between them.[4]
All the villages that have been combined to form the town (Onhuno, Ohangwena, Omafo, Engela and Oshikango)[5] still maintained their own village councils until the 2015 local authority election.[6]
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- ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Iileka, Merja (23 September 2006). "Helao Nafidi, Nantong City sign agreement". The Namibian.
- ^ Niikondo, Andrew (August 2010). "Potential of friction in border town developments: A case study of Oshikango in the Helao Nafidi Town Council, Northern Namibia" (PDF). Journal of US-China Public Administration. 7 (8). ISSN 1548-6591.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Nandjato, Ileni (4 February 2016). "Town planners failed Helao Nafidi". Informanté.
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