Ruacana

Ruacana is a town in the of northern and the district capital of the Ruacana electoral constituency. It is located on the border with on the river .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruacana Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving Ruacana and the Ruacana hydroelectric power station in the of . The Ruacana non-directional beacon is on the field. is situated 2½ km northeast of Ruacana.

Ruacana

Latitude
-17.43908° or 17° 26′ 21″ south
Longitude
14.36252° or 14° 21′ 45″ east
Population
3,540
Elevation
1,138 metres (3,734 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NA RUA
Open location code
5FJPH967+92
Open­Street­Map ID
node 259587417
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3353400
Wiki­data ID
Q1013946
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ruacana” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Ruacana
  • Asturian: Ruacana
  • Cebuano: Ruacana
  • Chinese: 魯阿卡納
  • Chinese: 鲁阿卡纳
  • Dutch: Ruacana
  • Finnish: Ruacana
  • French: Ruacana
  • German: Ruacana
  • Irish: Ruacana
  • Italian: Ruacana
  • Japanese: ルアカナ
  • Polish: Ruacana
  • Romanian: Ruacana
  • Russian: Руакана
  • Spanish: Ruacana
  • Ukrainian: Руакана
  • Zulu: Ruacana

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ruacana Police Station and Ruacana Post Office.

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