Otjozondjupa Region

Otjozondjupa Region
Region
Location of the Otjozondjupa Region in Namibia
Location of the Otjozondjupa Region in Namibia
CountryNamibia
CapitalOtjiwarongo
Government
 • GovernorJames Uerikua[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
105,460 km2 (40,720 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)[3][4]
 • Total
220,811
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.648[5]
medium · 6th
Websiteotjozondjuparc.gov.na
Unusual Fluorite specimen from Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. Size: 12.9 × 10.4 × 4.9 cm

Otjozondjupa is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Otjiwarongo. The region further contains the municipalities of Okahandja and Grootfontein and the towns Okakarara and Otavi. As of 2020, Otjozondjupa had 97,945 registered voters.[6]

  1. ^ "Goodbye". Namibian Sun. 10 April 2020. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
  3. ^ "Otjozondjupa 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  6. ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.