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Okakarara

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Air quality index

33Good
Coordinates-20.59°, 17.45°

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City facts

Overview

Okakarara is a town in Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia, located 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Waterberg National Park. It had a population of 7,123 in 2023, up from 3,269 in 2001.

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History & geography

History

The first house was built by Salathiel Kambamba Kambazembi and Reinard Tjerije who arrived in the area in 1923. The settlement grew over time and was proclaimed a town in 1992. Okakarara became the centre of the Herero Tribal Authority in the early 1970s.

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Geography

Latitude
-20.5864
Longitude
17.4525
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
33
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
63
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9,086
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-billed Francolin
    Pternistis adspersus (Waterhouse, 1838) · Aves
    231
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    209
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    207
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    174
  • Crimson-breasted Gonolek
    Laniarius atrococcineus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
    161
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    157
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    152
  • Black-fronted Bulbul
    Pycnonotus nigricans (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    143

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Nearby places in Otjozondjupa

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.22
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,271

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
162
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Okakarara

People, cattle and land: transformations of a pastoral society in Southwestern Africa
People, cattle and land: transformations of a pastoral society in Southwestern Africa
Michael Bollig · 2000

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Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library