Arandis

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Arandis

Total population

5,214

Coordinates-22.42°, 14.98°

Demographic figures from Namibia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Arandis is a mining town in the Erongo Region of western central Namibia. The town has 5,726 inhabitants. Originally a camp for workers of the nearby Rössing uranium mine, Arandis was declared a town in 1994.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Mandela Kapere

Namibian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Erongo

• Swakopmund
  33.7 mi away · pop. 25,000
• Uiba-Oas
  39.2 mi away
• Spitzkoppe
  41.9 mi away
• Walvis Bay
  47.7 mi away · pop. 62,096
• Usakos
  48.7 mi away
• Henties Bay
  49 mi away · pop. 4,720
• Karibib
  65.3 mi away · pop. 5,132
• Otjimbingwe
  73.6 mi away
• Zebedeus
  76.7 mi away
• Okombahe
  77.8 mi away
• Uis
  83 mi away
• Omaruru
  93.2 mi away

Browse all places in Erongo →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Horned Adder

Bitis caudalis

Seen 2026-06-06

Tree Locust

Anacridium moestum

Seen 2026-04-03

Sandpaper Aloe

Aloe asperifolia

Seen 2026-04-03

Bright Babul Blue

Azanus ubaldus

Seen 2026-04-03

Namaqua Chameleon

Chamaeleo namaquensis

Seen 2026-02-04

Southern African Hedgehog

Atelerix frontalis

Seen 2026-01-29

Namib Hoodia

Hoodia currorii

Seen 2026-01-07

Rüppell's Bustard

Heterotetrax rueppelii

Seen 2025-12-21

Lithops ruschiorum

Lithops ruschiorum

Seen 2025-12-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).