Oranjemund

Oranjemund is a mining town in the region of southern , located on the banks of the Orange River, on the border with . It is surrounded by vegetation maintained by the residents with grey water from the mines.
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  • Type: Village with 3,910 residents
  • Description: city in Namibia
  • Also known as: “Orange Mouth”, “Orangemund”, and “Oranjemond”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oranjemund Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Chtrede, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an serving Oranjemund, a town in the ǁKaras Region of . The town and airport are located near the northern bank of the , which is the border between Namibia and . is situated 4 km southeast of Oranjemund.

Oranjemund

Latitude
-28.5519° or 28° 33′ 7″ south
Longitude
16.4284° or 16° 25′ 42″ east
Population
3,910
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
IATA airport code
OMD
United Nations Location Code
NA OMD
Open location code
5F3RCCXH+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 243788224
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3354071
Wiki­data ID
Q1404518
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Oranjemund” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Oranjemund”
  • Asturian: “Oranjemund”
  • Cebuano: “Oranjemund”
  • Chinese: “奥兰治蒙德”
  • Dutch: “Oranjemund”
  • Estonian: “Oranjemund”
  • Finnish: “Oranjemund”
  • French: “Oranjemund”
  • German: “Oranjemund”
  • Hindi: “ओरान्यमुंड”
  • Irish: “Oranjemund”
  • Italian: “Oranjemund”
  • Japanese: “オラニェムント”
  • Japanese: “オラニエムント”
  • Lithuanian: “Oranjemundas”
  • Malayalam: “ഓറഞ്ചെമുണ്ട്”
  • Northern Frisian: “Oranjemund”
  • Polish: “Oranjemund”
  • Portuguese: “Oranjemund”
  • Romanian: “Oranjemund”
  • Russian: “Ораньемунд”
  • Spanish: “Oranjemund”
  • Swahili: “Oranjemund”
  • Turkish: “Oranjemund”
  • Ukrainian: “Ораньємунд”
  • Urdu: “اورانجی منڈ”
  • Zulu: “Oranjemund”

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