Okuryangava is a suburb of
Windhoek, the capital of
Namibia. It is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
, situated in the north of the town between the suburbs of Freedomland, Golgota and Ombili in
Katutura
Katutura (Otjiherero for ''The place where people do not want to live'') is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which a ...
. Okuryangava is divided into sections, including 74, 79, Women Center, Olyeeta, Monte christo (bus loading zone), Stop and Shop. It has two service stations. Schools such as Tobias Hainyeko Primary School are located there.
Monte Christo and Stop n Shop are two large shopping centers. They host bus loading stations for travel to the northern regions of the country. Olyeeta and Tukondjeni are open markets.
References
Otjiherero words and phrases
Shanty towns in Namibia
Suburbs of Windhoek
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