Otjinene

Otjinene
Village

Public place in the centre of the village
Otjinene

Otjinene, Namibia

Coordinates: 21°08′00″S 18°46′00″E / 21.13333°S 18.76667°E / -21.13333; 18.76667
Country  Namibia
Region Omaheke Region
Constituency Otjinene Constituency
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,102
Time zone South African Standard Time (UTC+1)
Climate Cwa

Otjinene is a village in the Omaheke Region of Namibia.[2] It is the district capital of Otjinene Constituency.[3] Otjinene is connected via a 157 kilometres (98 mi) tarred road to the regional capital Gobabis.[4]

Otjinene is surrounded by a communal area, where there are many villages. There are more or less 20 households in each village. The majority of the people around Otjinene are communal farmers, farming with cattle, goats and sheep.

There is one health clinic which operates under the Ministry of Health and Social Services.

Politics

Otjinene is governed by a village council that currently has five seats.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "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 10 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Smit, Nico (20 September 2011). "More settlements coming". The Namibian.
  3. ↑ Hoveka, Utaara (19 July 2004). "Otjinene Heads for Town Status". New Era (allafrica.com).
  4. ↑ Nunuhe, Margareth (3 September 2012). "President commissions Otjinene road". New Era.
  5. ↑ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch (3) (Institute for Public Policy Research). 2015. p. 4.


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