Usakos
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.jpg) Aerial photograph of Usakos (2018) | |
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  Usakos Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 22°0′S 15°36′E / 22.000°S 15.600°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Erongo Region |
| Constituency | Karibib Constituency |
| Established | 1900s |
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| • Mayor | Irene Simeon-Kurtz |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,583 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (South African Standard Time) |
| Climate | BWh |
Usakos (English: grab the heel,[2] Otjiherero: Okanduu[3]) is a town on the banks of river Khan, 140 kilometres north-east of Swakopmund in the Erongo Region of Namibia. It is located on the B2 (Trans-Kalahari Highway), the main road between the Walvis Bay and Johannesburg. The town has 3,000 inhabitants and owns 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi) of land.[4]
Surrounded by mountains, Usakos is quite picturesque. Certain spots around the town show the longest uninterrupted horizon in the world.[2] It is the closest town to the Spitzkoppe, often referred to as the "Matterhorn of Namibia".[5]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Henckert, Wolfgang (17 September 2009). "Usakos". Henckert Tourist Centre. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ Menges, Werner (12 May 2005). "Windhoek?! Rather make that Otjomuise". The Namibian.
- ^ "ELECTIONS 2010: Erongo regional profile". New Era. 16 November 2010.
- ^ von Schmettau, Konny (28 February 2013). "Usakos-Kurze Blüte, schneller Fall" [Usakos-Short Rise, Fast Fall]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Tourismus Namibia monthly supplement. p. 9.