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Ohangwena Region | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Ohangwena Region in Namibia | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Capital | Eenhana |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Sebastian Ndeitunga[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,706 km2 (4,134 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 337,729 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.598[5] medium · 11th |
| Website | ohangwenarc |
Ohangwena is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Eenhana. Major settlements in the region are the towns Eenhana and Helao Nafidi as well as the self-governed village of Okongo and the proclaimed settlements Ongenga and Omungwelume.[6] As of 2020[update], Ohangwena had 150,724 registered voters.[7]
Ohangwena is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. In the north, Ohangwena borders Angola: the Cunene Province, except for a small border with Cuando Cubango Province in the far northeast. Domestically, it borders the following regions:
- Kavango West - East
- Oshikoto - South
- Oshana - South West
- Omusati - West
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
headwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
- ^ "Ohangwena 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Towns – Villages". Ohangwena Regional Council. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.