Ongwediva

city

Ongwediva

Details

Residential area in Ongwediva

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Basic data

Population
Area
Population Density

20,260 ( Census 2011 )
41.02 km²
268.3 inhabitants / km²

State
Region
Constituency

Namibia
Oshana
Ongwediva

Establishment date

1960

License plate
phone code

65

Website

ongwediva.com.na

Political data

Mayor : Erastus Uutoni ( SWAPO )

Chief Executive Officer : {{{CEO}}}

Last election: 2015

Next election: 2020

City Council Address:
Mandume Ndemufayo Rd / Dr Libertine Amathila Str
Ongwediva

Geographical data

Geographic coordinates : 17 ° 47′S 15 ° 46′E

Height :

Ongwediva is a city with around 20,000 inhabitants in the Oshana region (one of the " Four O regions "), together with Oshakati and Ondangwa, the second largest urban agglomeration in Namibia (after Windhoek ). The city is about six kilometers east of Oshakati on the B1 national road . The constituency of the same name, Ongwediva, has a population of 27,000. The population is growing by 3.5 percent per year.

The third largest trade fair in Namibia takes place every year in Ongwediva with the Ongwediva trade fair.

The city has a state hospital, the Ongwediva Medipark, 13 state and two private schools, secondary educational institutions as well as various hotels, inns and three shopping centers. There are also seven churches. Ongwediva is home to one of the 12 campuses of the University of Namibia, the José Eduardo dos Santos Campus.

Ongwediva will be the seat of the new Oshakati diocese from Christmas 2019 ^{[out of date]} .

climate

Ongwediva has a semi-arid climate (steppe climate BSh, according to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification ), with hot summers and relatively mild winters (warm days and cold nights). The average annual rainfall is about 470 millimeters; the main precipitation falls in the southern summer.

history

Ongwediva was created during the Namibian struggle for independence and was founded by the South African armed forces in the 1960s . The city directly adjacent to Oshakati has been developing into an important urban center in the north of the country since independence.

Local politics

The following official final result was determined in the 2015 local elections .

Political party	be right	Share of votes	Seats
SWAPO	2264	93.2%	7th
RDP	0166	06.8%	0
All in all	2430	100%	7th

education

Ongwediva has numerous elementary and secondary schools, among others

Little Kuppe Private School
Golden Maggy Private School
Liberty Heritage Private School
Ongwediva Control Primary School
Shapwa Primary School
International Primary School
Kandjengedi Primary School
Charles Andreson Primary School
Hashyana Combined School
Nekulilo Omagano Memorial School
Ongwediva Junior Secondary School
Gabriel Taapopi Senior Secondary School
Ekwafo Senior Senior Secondary School
Mweshipandeka Senior Secondary School
Mauritz Devenish Senior Secondary School
Integrity School

The tertiary educational institutions include, among others

International University of Management
University of Namibia - Faculty of Education (formerly Ongwediva College of Education )
University of Namibia - Faculty of Information Technology and Engineering
Valombola Vocational Training Center
Institute of Open Learning
School of Law Foundation
Polytechnic of Namibia Distance Center