Oshakati: facts

At a glance

• Country: Namibia
• Region: Oshana Region
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 43,309
• Coordinates: 17.7883° S, 15.7044° E
• Time zone: Africa/Windhoek (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Dollar (NAD)
• Distance to the capital, Windhoek: 550 km (342 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Ondangwa Airport (OND): 28 km (17 mi), straight line
• Ngjiva Pereira Airport (VPE, Angola): 83 km (51 mi), straight line
• Halali Airport (HAL): 159 km (99 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ongwediva: 6.7 km (4.2 mi)
• Ondangwa: 32 km (20 mi)
• Uutsima: 37 km (23 mi)
• Uuvudhiya: 46 km (29 mi)
• Helao Nafidi: 48 km (30 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ondjiva, 80 km (50 mi)