Oshana

Oshana Region
Location of the Oshana Region in Namibia
Location of the Oshana Region in Namibia
CountryNamibia
CapitalOshakati
Government
 • GovernorElia Irimali
Area
 • Total
8,647 km2 (3,339 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)[2][3]
 • Total
230,801
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.669[4]
medium · 4th
Websiteoshanarc.gov.na

Oshana is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Oshakati. The towns of Oshakati, Ongwediva and Ondangwa, all situated with this region, form an urban cluster with the second largest population concentration in Namibia after the capital Windhoek. As of 2020, Oshana had 113,112 registered voters.[5]

  1. ^ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
  2. ^ "Oshana 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.