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Oshikuku

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Coordinates-17.66°, 15.47°

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City facts

Overview

Oshikuku is a town in Omusati Region in the north of Namibia. It is situated on the C46 from Oshakati to Ruacana about 30 km (19 mi) west of Oshakati. It is the district capital of Oshikuku Constituency. Oshikuku had a population of 5,499 people in 2023.

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History & geography

History

After Iipumpu Ya Tshilongo, king of the Uukwambi from 1907 to 1932, had resisted the establishment of mission stations in his territory for years, he finally allowed the Catholic Church to establish the first mission station in former Ovamboland in Oshikuku in 1924. The station was established under the leadership of missionary and later Archbishop Joseph Gotthardt. Oshikuku is to this day home to a Roman Catholic Church parish.

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Geography

Latitude
-17.6576
Longitude
15.4736
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
126
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Marula
    Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. · Magnoliopsida
    35
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • Cape Crow
    Corvus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    5
  • yellow-billed kite
    Milvus aegyptius (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    4
  • Black-chested Prinia
    Prinia flavicans (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves
    3
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3
  • balsamtree
    Colophospermum mopane (J.Kirk ex Benth.) J.Léonard · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2010-04-11

Most recent

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

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Notable people from here

L
Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda
Namibian Roman Catholic archbishop
Lucia Iipumbu
Lucia Iipumbu
Namibian politician
M
Marcel Papama
Namibian association football player
M
Modestus Amutse
a Namibian politician

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

Nearby places in Omusati

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.34
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,315

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
80
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Oshikuku

Report
Namibia. Electoral Commission · 2005

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Sources

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