Oshikango | |
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village | |
  Oshikango Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 17°24′S 15°53′E / 17.400°S 15.883°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Ohangwena Region |
| Region | Oshikango Constituency |
| Elevation | 3,606 ft (1,099 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (South African Standard Time) |
Oshikango is a former village in northern Namibia and since 2004 part of the town of Helao Nafidi,[1] although it still maintained its own village council for a number of years. Oshikango is still the name of the border post with Angola and the electoral constituency for this suburb. It is estimated to have grown from "a tiny cluster of shebeens around an open market into a thriving boomtown with around 5,000 to 8,000 inhabitants over a period of 10 years".[2]
- ^ Shivute, Oswald (26 September 2006). "Transition to modern town life tough for villagers". 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]