Okahao

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Okahao
Okahao
Coordinates: 17°53′S 15°6′E / 17.883°S 15.100°E / -17.883; 15.100Coordinates: 17°53′S 15°6′E / 17.883°S 15.100°E / -17.883; 15.100
Country  Namibia
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,665
Time zone SAST (UTC+1)

Okahao is a town in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Okahao electoral constituency. It is situated in the Ongandjera tribal area 73 kilometers west of Oshakati on the main road MR123 (Outapi - Tsandi - Okahao).

The area around Okahao is flat, arable land which is mainly used for subsistence farming.

Infrastructure

Okahao has an airstrip (ICAO code: FYOH,[2] IATA code: none), a clinic, and two hospitals.[citation needed]

Okahao has one combined school (Nangombe Combined School), one primary school (Okahao Primary School), and one private school. There is also the Okahao community library, a Police station and a prison. Several ministries have representation in the town. The Ongozi Lodge caters for tourists.[citation needed]

As of November 2009, the mayor of Okahao was David Uuzombala Isai.[3]

Political instability

In the run up to the 2009 general election, campaigners for the Rally for Democracy and Progress were driven out of the town by school children.[4]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)". Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 39. Retrieved 10 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ ICAO entry for Okahao Airport
  3. ↑ Political office bearers Okahao Town Council
  4. ↑ Children drive RDP out of Okahao, says NSHR The Namibian 6 November 2009
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