Oshikoto Region

Oshikoto Region
Oshikoto Region
Region
	Location of the Oshikoto Region in Namibia
Country	Namibia
Capital	Tsumeb (-2008), Omuthiya (2008-present)
Government
• Governor	Penda Ya Ndakolo
Area
• Total	38,685 km2 (14,936 sq mi)
Population (2023 census)
• Total	257,302
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)	0.636; medium · 7th
Website	oshikotorc.gov.na

Oshikoto is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, named after Lake Otjikoto. Its capital is Omuthiya. Further major settlements in the region are Tsumeb, Otjikoto's capital until 2008, and Oniipa. As of 2020^[update], Oshikoto had 112,170 registered voters.^[6]

^ "Goodbye". Namibian Sun. 10 April 2020. p. 1.
^ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
^ "Oshikoto 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.
^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[Goodbye-1] "Goodbye". Namibian Sun. 10 April 2020. p. 1.

[2] "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.

[Census2011-3] "Oshikoto 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[4] "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.

[GlobalDataLab-5] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[election2020-6] "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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