Okahandja
Khoekhoe: Kaiǁkhaes | |
|---|---|
| Motto: Semper Prorsum | |
  Okahandja Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 21°59′S 16°55′E / 21.983°S 16.917°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Otjozondjupa Region |
| Constituency | Okahandja constituency |
| Town | 1894 |
| Area | |
• Total | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 45,159 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Climate | BSh |
Okahandja is a city[3] of 45,159 inhabitants in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia, and the district capital of the Okahandja electoral constituency. It is known as the Garden Town of Namibia. It is located 70 km north of Windhoek on the B1 road. It was founded around 1800, by two local groups, the Herero and the Nama.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Okahandja, a town in Namibia". The Cardboard Box. Retrieved 25 October 2010.