Opuwo

city Opuwo Ohopoho (historical)
Details Details
Aerial view of Opuwo
motto	Service, Development, Ex (c) ellence (Service, Development, Excellence)
Basic data
Population Area Population Density	7900 (2011 census) 10.4 km² 757.4 inhabitants / km²
State Region Constituency	Namibia Kunene Opuwo City
Establishment date	1960s
License plate phone code	OP 65
Website	www.opuwo.org

Opuwo (formerly Ohopoho ) is the capital of the north Namibian region of Kunene and constituency (Opuwo city) and with 7900 inhabitants the only city in the Kaokoveld in Namibia .

Opuwo is located north of the Joubert Mountains and means something like "the end" in the tribal language of the Himba, probably because the infrastructure north of the city was severely restricted.

history

View from the Opuwo Country Hotel to the steep mountains north of the city

Opuwo was set up by the South African government as an administrative center for the municipal area of ​​the Himba , then used as a base by the South African military and expanded as a city by the UNTAG troops until 1990 . Opuwo also has the area's only hospital and some beautiful lodges. Opuwo is now a popular station on the way to the northern Epupa Falls ( Kunene River ). There are some small campsites and lodges there. Opuwo is also suitable as a starting point for trips to the Marienfluss Valley and the Hartmann Valley.

politics

Tuarungua Kavari from SWAPO has been the town's mayor since the local elections in 2010 . Before that, Pieter de Villiers ( CoD ) held the office. The mayor presides over the seven-member council.

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

Political party	be right	Share of votes	Seats
SWAPO	1593	48.3%	4th
DTA	1504	45.6%	3
NUDO	0155	04.7%	0
RDP	044	01.3%	0
All in all	3296	100%	7th

Educational institutions

Elementary schools

Ehomba Junior Primary School Etanga Junior Primary School Hangua Junior Primary School Kamery Primary School Kaoko-Otavi Primary School Musaso Primary School Okangvati Senior Primary School

Okorosave Junior Primary School Ombombo Primary School Opuwo Junior Primary School Orumana Senior Primary School Otjerunda Junior Primary School Otjondeka Junior Primary School Ruiters Primary School

High schools

Mureti Secondary School

Putwavanga Junior Sec. School

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Namibia 2011 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results. Namibia Statistics Agency, April 2012  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 9, 2012  
2. ↑ Official election result of the regional and local elections 2015, ECN, December 4, 2015 ( Memento of the original of December 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 150 kB) 

Coordinates: 18 ° 3 ′  S , 13 ° 50 ′  E