Rehoboth, Namibia

Rehoboth
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Aerial view of Rehoboth (2017)
Aerial view of Rehoboth (2017)
Rehoboth is located in Namibia
Rehoboth
Rehoboth
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 23°19′S 17°05′E / 23.317°S 17.083°E / -23.317; 17.083
Country Namibia
RegionHardap Region
ConstituenciesRehoboth Urban West
Rehoboth Urban East
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • MayorJustin Coetzee (UPM)
Area
 • Total
639 km2 (247 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
40,788
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (South African Standard Time)
ClimateBWh

Rehoboth is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It had a population of 40,788 people in 2023.

Rehoboth is intersected from north to south by the national road B1, which also serves as the border of the two electoral constituencies in the town, Rehoboth Urban West and Rehoboth Urban East. Rehoboth is the core territory of the Baster community which still lives according to their Paternal Laws which were enacted in 1872.

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