Omatako Dam

Omatako Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam about 100 kilometres north of in the of . It is named after the Omatako Mountains, and it dams the ephemeral Omatako River, with Omatako meaning "butt" in Oshiwambo, the name referring to the shape of the Omatako Mountains.
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Latitude
-21.17644° or 21° 10′ 35″ south
Longitude
17.14636° or 17° 8′ 47″ east
Open location code
5FCVR4FW+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22793735
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
3354535
Wiki­data ID
Q2023172

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tswana—“Omatako Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Omatako Dam”
  • German: “Omatako-Damm”
  • Hausa: “Dam din Omatako”
  • Italian: “diga di Omatako”
  • Persian: “سد اوماتاکو”
  • Spanish: “Presa de Omatako”
  • Swahili: “Bwawa la Omatako”
  • Tswana: “Letamo la Omatako”

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