Kavango West

Kavango West is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital and only self-governed settlement is , its governor is Sirkka Ausiku. The Region was created in 2013 when the was split into and Kavango West.
Wikipedia
  • Type: State with 123,000 residents
  • Description: region of Namibia
  • Also known as: “Kavango West Region”
  • Neighbors:

Kavango West

Latitude
-18.2561° or 18° 15′ 22″ south
Longitude
18.9702° or 18° 58′ 13″ east
Population
123,000
Elevation
1,163 metres (3,816 feet)
Open location code
5FHWPXVC+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2671914045
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
8693189
Wiki­data ID
Q14824027
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Kavango West from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Kavango West” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Kawango-Wes”
  • Amharic: “ካቫንጎ ምዕራብ”
  • Asturian: “Kavango Oeste”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kavango Qərbi”
  • Basque: “Mendebaldeko Kavango”
  • Bengali: “কাভাঙ্গো পশ্চিম”
  • Catalan: “Kavango occidental”
  • Cebuano: “Kavango West Region”
  • Chinese: “Sai Kavango Chiu”
  • Chinese: “西卡万戈区”
  • Dutch: “Kavango West”
  • Estonian: “Lääne-Kavango piirkond”
  • Estonian: “Lääne-Okavango ringkond”
  • Faroese: “Kavango West”
  • French: “Kavango West”
  • Galician: “Kavango do Oeste”
  • Georgian: “დასავლეთი კავანგო”
  • German: “Kavango-West”
  • German: “Region Kavango-West”
  • Hausa: “Kavango Yamma”
  • Ido: “Regiono Kavango-Westo”
  • Indonesian: “Region Kavango West”
  • Italian: “Regione del Kavango Occidentale”
  • Japanese: “西カバンゴ州”
  • Javanese: “Kavango Kulon”
  • Kazakh: “Kavango Batys”
  • Kirghiz: “Кавангонун Батышы”
  • Korean: “서카방고주”
  • Lithuanian: “Vakarų Kavango regionas”
  • Macedonian: “Западно Каванго”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sai Kavango Chiu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kavango West”
  • Oromo: “Kavango Lixa”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਾਵਾਂਗੋ ਪੱਛਮ”
  • Persian: “کاوانگو غربی”
  • Polish: “Okawango Zachodnie”
  • Portuguese: “Kavango Ocidental”
  • Pushto: “کاوانګو لویدیځ”
  • Russian: “Западное Каванго”
  • Russian: “Западный Окаванго”
  • Sinhala: “කාවන්ගෝ බටහිර පළාත (නැමීබියාව)”
  • Sinhala: “කාවන්ගෝ බටහිර පළාත”
  • Slovenian: “Kavango West”
  • Somali: “Kavango Galbeed”
  • Spanish: “Kavango del Oeste”
  • Spanish: “Región de Kavango del Oeste”
  • Swahili: “Kavango Magharibi”
  • Tajik: “Kavango Ғарбī”
  • Tatar: “Kavango Көнбатыш”
  • Tatar: “Көнбатыш Каванго”
  • Ukrainian: “Західне Каванго”
  • Urdu: “کاوانگو غربی”
  • Uzbek: “Kavango G’arbiy”
  • Western Armenian: “Արեւմտեան Քավանկօ”
  • Western Frisian: “Kavango-West”
  • Wu Chinese: “西卡万戈区”
  • Zulu: “Kavango West”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Satotwa and Mburuuru.

Namibia: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Windhoek, Khomas, Walvis Bay, and Omaheke.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.