Ongwediva | |
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Nickname: The Valley of the Leopard | |
Motto: Freedom & Hard Work | |
Coordinates: 17°46′18″S 15°45′51″E / 17.77167°S 15.76417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Oshana Region |
constituency | Ongwediva Constituency |
Proclaimed | 1992 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tarah Shalyefu[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 16.1 sq mi (41.8 km2) |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 33,777 |
• Density | 2,100/sq mi (810/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Climate | BSh |
Website | http://www.otc.com.na/ |
Ongwediva is a town in the Oshana Region in the north of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Ongwediva electoral constituency. As of 2023[update] it had 33,777 inhabitants and covered 4,102 hectares of land. Ongwediva has seven churches, two private schools and 13 government-run schools. Most of the inhabitants speak Oshiwambo.[3]