Oshana Region

Oshana Region
Region
The Oshana Region in Namibia
Country	Namibia
Capital	Oshakati
Area [1]
• Total	8,647 km2 (3,339 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	176,674
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

Oshana is a region in Namibia. The capital is Oshakati.

Omahangu (pearl millet) is the main staple crop grown in Oshana. Cattle also do well here and there are many herds.

There are eleven constituencies:

• Okaku
• Okatana
• Okatyali
• Ompundja
• Ondangwa Rural
• Ondangwa Urban
• Ongwediva
• Oshakati East
• Oshakati West
• Uukwiyu
• Uuvudhiya

1. ↑ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
2. ↑ "Oshana 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}