Oshikoto Region

Oshikoto is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, named after Lake Otjikoto. Its capital is . Further major settlements in the region are , Otjikoto's capital until 2008, and . As of 2020, Oshikoto had 112,170 registered voters.
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Oshikoto Region

Latitude
-18.5464° or 18° 32′ 47″ south
Longitude
17.102° or 17° 6′ 7″ east
Population
257,000
Elevation
1,113 metres (3,652 feet)
Open location code
5FHVF432+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2696418868
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
3371208
Wiki­data ID
Q876512
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Oshikoto Region” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Oshikoto
  • Afrikaans: Osjikoto
  • Arabic: إقليم أوسهيكوتو
  • Arabic: إقليم أوشيكوتو
  • Asturian: Oshikoto
  • Basque: Oshikoto
  • Bengali: ওসিকোতো অঞ্চল
  • Bulgarian: Ошикото
  • Catalan: Oshikoto
  • Cebuano: Oshikoto
  • Chinese: Oshikoto Chiu
  • Chinese: 奥希科托区
  • Chinese: 奧希科托區
  • Croatian: Oshikoto
  • Danish: Oshikoto
  • Dutch: Oshikoto
  • Esperanto: Oŝikoto
  • Esperanto: regiono Oŝikoto
  • Estonian: Oshikoto piirkond
  • Estonian: Oshikoto ringkond
  • Faroese: Oshikoto
  • Finnish: Oshikoto
  • French: Oshikoto
  • Georgian: ოშიკოტოს რეგიონი
  • German: Oshikoto
  • German: Region Oshikoto
  • Greek: Οσικότο
  • Gujarati: ઓશિકોટો પ્રદેશ
  • Hebrew: מחוז אושיקוטו
  • Hindi: ओशीकोतो प्रदेश
  • Ido: Regiono Oshikoto
  • Indonesian: Region Oshikoto
  • Indonesian: Wilayah Oshikoto
  • Italian: Oshikoto
  • Italian: regione di Oshikoto
  • Italian: Regione di Oshikoto
  • Japanese: オシコト州
  • Kannada: ಒಶಿಕೊಟೊ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
  • Korean: 오시코토주
  • Latvian: Ošikoto reģions
  • Lithuanian: Išikoto regionas
  • Malay: Daerah Oshikoto
  • Marathi: ओशिकोटो प्रदेश
  • Min Nan Chinese: Oshikoto Chiu
  • Northern Frisian: Oshikoto
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Oshikoto
  • Norwegian: Oshikoto
  • Persian: منطقه اوشیکوتو
  • Polish: Oshikoto
  • Portuguese: Oshikoto
  • Russian: Ошикото
  • Sinhala: ඔස්හිකොටෝ කලාපය
  • Slovenian: Oshikoto
  • Spanish: Oshikoto
  • Spanish: Región de Oshikoto
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Oshikoto
  • Swahili: Oshikoto
  • Swedish: Oshikoto
  • Tamil: ஓஷிகோடோ பகுதி
  • Telugu: ఓషికోటో ప్రాంతం
  • Thai: เขตโอชิโกโต
  • Turkish: Oshikoto Bölgesi
  • Turkish: Oshikoto
  • Ukrainian: Ошикото
  • Urdu: اوشیکوتو ریجن
  • Urdu: اوشیکوتو علاقہ
  • Vietnamese: Khu vực Oshikoto
  • Western Armenian: Օշիքոթօ
  • Western Panjabi: صوبہ اوشیکوٹو
  • Wu Chinese: 奥希科托区
  • Zulu: Oshikoto Region

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