Okahandja
in Otjozondjupa, Namibia
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Eros Airport (45 mi) - Hosea Kutako International Airport (49 mi)
- Arandis Airport (128 mi)
- Gobabis Airport (136 mi)
- Swakopmund Airport (157 mi)
- Walvis Bay Airport (161 mi)
- Grootfontein Airport (182 mi)
- Namib Sand Sea (Unesco heritage, 124 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -21.983 and 16.917 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -21° 58' 59" and E 16° 55' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - NAD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Afrikaans, German, Herero
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:52 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:08 am and 6:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 21.886 and -160.220 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ki'eki'e - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Namibia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Namibia. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Okahandja
Okahandja in Otjozondjupa with it's 20,879 habitants is a town located in Namibia about 41 mi (or 66 km) north of Windhoek, the country's capital town.
Time in Okahandja is now 08:52 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Windhoek with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 7 airports closer to Okahandja. The closest airport in Namibia is Eros Airport in a distance of 45 mi (or 72 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Namib Sand Sea in a distance of 124 mi (or 200 km), South-West. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Windhoek, Otjiwarongo, Gobabis, Swakopmund and Mariental. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 87 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 32°C / 89 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 11% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
31°C (88 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
31°C (88 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Tree House Namibia
Videos from this area
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NAMPA: Okahandja Amupanda pleased with mass land application campaign 02 March 2015
OKAHANDJA, 28 FEB (NAMPA) - Land activist Job Amupanda has expressed satisfaction with the turn-out of landless Namibians for the mass application for land campaign on Friday. The suspended...
NAMPA: Okahandja - Chief Tjombe re affirmed as acting chief of OvaHerero 21 JUL 2014
OKAHANDJA, 19 JUL (NAMPA) - The OvaHerero Chief Council on Thursday reaffirmed Tumbee Tjombe as acting chief of their community. He was confirmed in that position during a four-day meeting...
NAMPA: Okahandja shopping mall opened 21 JUN 2014
OKAHANDJA, 20 JUN (NAMPA) -- Prime Minister Hage Geingob officially inaugurated the multi-million dollar Okahandja shopping centre here on Thursday. The wholly-owned Namibian centre was ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Okahandja
Okahandja is a city of 24,100 inhabitants in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia, and the district capital of the Okahandja electoral constituency. It is known as the Garden Town of Namibia. It is located 70 km north of Windhoek on the B1 road. It was founded around 1800, by two local groups, the Herero and the Nama.
Vyf Rand
Vyf Rand is an informal settlement outside of Okahandja, located north of Windhoek in the Okahandja constituency of the Otjozondjupa region of Namibia. "Vyf rand" is an Afrikaans phrase that translates to "five rand". The name originates from the initial rental fee of five Rand per month tenant farmers paid for a small plot of land on large farms in Namibia.
Von Bach Dam
The Von Bach Dam and accompanying Recreational Resort is a dam and vacation resort in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. Built in 1968 and commissioned in 1970, the dam provides Namibia's capital of Windhoek with much of the city's water.
Okahandja Constituency
Okahandja Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It has 18,155 inhabitants and consists of the town of Okahandja and the surrounding rural area.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Okahandja.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Okahanja, Okahandja, Окаханджа, オカハンジャ, 奧卡漢賈
