Ongwediva

Ongwediva is a town in the in the north of . It is the district capital of the Ongwediva electoral constituency. As of 2023 it had 33,777 inhabitants and covered 4,102 hectares of land.
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  • Type: Town with 20,300 residents
  • Description: town in Namibia
  • Also known as: Onguedira” and “Onguediva

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gabriel Taapopi Senior Secondary School.

School
, also known as GT, is a governmental secondary school in Ongwediva in the of northern . The school opened its doors in 1988 and was officially inaugurated in 1989 by then SWAPO deputy education minister Buddy Wentworth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oshakati.

is a town in northern . It is the regional capital of the and one of Namibia's largest cities, both by population and as an economic center.

Ongwediva

Latitude
-17.78033° or 17° 46′ 49″ south
Longitude
15.76387° or 15° 45′ 50″ east
Population
20,300
Elevation
1,088 metres (3,570 feet)
Open location code
5FJQ6Q97+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1348262190
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3354147
Wiki­data ID
Q841557
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ongwediva” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Ongwediva
  • Armenian: Օնգուեդիվա
  • Asturian: Ongwediva
  • Cebuano: Ongwediva
  • Chinese: 翁圭迪瓦
  • Dutch: Ongwediva
  • Finnish: Ongwediva
  • French: Ongwediva
  • German: Ongwediva
  • Hebrew: אונגוודיבה
  • Irish: Ongwediva
  • Italian: Ongwediva
  • Polish: Ongwediva
  • Russian: Онгуэдива
  • Spanish: Ongwediva
  • Swahili: Ongwediva
  • Turkish: Ongwediva
  • Ukrainian: Онгуедіва
  • Zulu: Ongwediva
  • Ongwediva

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ongwediva Open Market and Ongwediva Post Office.

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