Erongo Region, Namibia · Africa
Otjimbingwe sits on the route: 1 hours from Karibib.
Otjimbingwe is a town located in Erongo Region, Namibia. With a population of 7,677, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Otjimbingwe sits in Namibia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Windhoek time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Otjimbingwe to your route.
Otjimbingwe (also: Otjimbingue) is a settlement in the Erongo Region of central Namibia. Otjimbingwe has approximately 8,000 inhabitants and belongs to the Karibib electoral constituency.
Otjimbingwe was an important settlement in South West Africa. In the 1860s, the Herero people, facing an imminent attack from theRead more
Nama people, united here and elected Maharero first their military commander, and later their first paramount chief. Situated on the Old Bay Road, an ox wagon track leading from Windhoek to Walvis Bay, the settlement was also an economic and cultural centre. Karl Johan Andersson had his trading headquarters here, the Augustineum seminary was situated in town, and it hosted the headquarters of the Rhenish Mission Society. When the territory became the German colony of German South West Africa, Otjimbingwe was the de facto capital.
At the end of the 19th century, the settlement began to lose its importance. The Augustineum was relocated to Okahandja, the German administration moved to Windhoek, and the railway between Swakopmund and Windhoek, built in 1900, bypassed Otjimbingwe.
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Otjimbingwe is located in Erongo Region, Namibia, Africa. The coordinates are -22.3554 latitude, 16.1288 longitude.
Otjimbingwe has a population of approximately 7,677 people, making it a town in Namibia.
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