Otavi
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| motto | Volhard en oorwin (To endure and to overcome) |
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Population Area Population Density |
5200 (2011 census) 43.3 km² 102.1 inh / km² |
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State Region Constituency |
Namibia Otjozondjupa Otavi |
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| Establishment date | April 6, 1900 | ||
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License plate phone code |
OV 67 |
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| Website | otavitown.org.na | ||
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Political data
Mayor : Ndapewoshali Nambili ( SWAPO ) Chief Executive Officer : Moses Matyayi Last election: 2015 Next election: 2020 City administration address: |
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Geographical data
Geographical coordinates : 19 ° 38′19 "S, 17 ° 20′30" E Height : |
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Otavi (the name comes from the name of a nearby spring; the word itself comes from the Ovambo : " tava ", which describes the movements of a newborn at birth ) is a town in the constituency of the same name in the Otjozondjupa region in Namibia . In 2011 the city had a population of around 5200 inhabitants.
The city lies together with Grootfontein and Tsumeb in the Otavi triangle (also known as the “Maisdreieck”), an area that is used intensively for agriculture and has high rainfall. The city is a traffic junction in Namibia: the national road B1 , the national road B8 (part of the Trans-Caprivi-Highway ) and the main road C39 meet here. The Khorab memorial is located three kilometers outside of Otavi, which was erected to commemorate the surrender of the German protection force of South West Africa on July 9, 1915.
About 7 km south of Otavi is the Elephant Mountain at 1624 meters above sea level.
In Otavi, the "German Private School Otavi" is the smallest German-speaking school in Namibia. 18 schoolchildren learn here.
Local politics
In the local elections in 2010 the following official final result was determined.
| Political party | be right | Share of votes | Seats |
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| SWAPO | 957 | 88.7% | 6th |
| DTA | 79 | 7.3% | 1 |
| APP | 35 | 3.2% | 0 |
| RDP | 26th | 2.4% | 0 |
| All in all | 1079 | 100% | 7th |
In 2004 the status of Otavi was changed from that of a town to that of a village after it had been considered since 1998 due to the tight financial situation. In 2011, however, Otavi was proclaimed a city again.
Otavi Mining and Railway Company
Otavi gave its name to the Otavi Mining and Railway Company based in Berlin , founded for the sole purpose of building a railway to Tsumeb and exploiting the copper deposits there. It became part of the Greek S&B group and is responsible for the perlite business in this group . Other mines being mined in the region include the Kombat Mine east of Otavi, the Tsumeb West Mine and the fluorspar mine Okorusu operated by Solvay SA
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Mapcarta
- ^ German private school Otavi
- ↑ Official election result Otavi, ECN, November 29, 2010 ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2012 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; 49 kB)
- ^ Otavi's life as a town to end in May. In: The Namibian. March 29, 2004.
- ^ WITH NEW TOWN CEOs, Namibian Sun, February 14, 2011
Coordinates: 19 ° 38 ′ S , 17 ° 21 ′ E