Oranjemund | |
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Nickname: O – Mund | |
Motto: Excellence Integrity Teamwork Diversity | |
Coordinates: 28°33′6″S 16°25′35″E / 28.55167°S 16.42639°E | |
Country | Namibia |
Region | ǁKaras Region |
Constituency | Oranjemund Constituency |
Settled | 1936 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Henry Edward Coetzee (SWAPO) |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,908 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
Climate | BWk |
Oranjemund (German for "Mouth of Orange") is a diamond mining town of 4,000 inhabitants situated in the ǁKaras Region of the extreme southwest of Namibia, on the northern bank of the Orange River mouth at the border with South Africa.