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Otjiwarongo
Otjozondjupacity
Total population
49,022
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Namibia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Otjiwarongo, a city in Otjozondjupa, Namibia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. It is home to roughly 49,022 residents. Otjiwarongo maps to -20.461°, 16.651° — squarely within the tropical belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,281 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 89% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves82
- Gray Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves80
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves79
- Little SwiftApus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves75
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves74
- African Palm-SwiftCypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves73
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves66
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves64
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2005-11-2729 km NW of Otjiwarongo, Namibia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Otjozondjupa
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API