Villages and settlements in Namibia are distinguished by the status the

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has vested in them: Places in

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

that are governed by a village council are ''villages'', they are the smallest entities of local government. All other places except cities and towns are not self-governed, they are called ''settlements''.

Villages

Namibia has 18 villages, each of them governed by a village council of up to five seats. Village councils are elected locally and have the authority to set up facilities like water, sewerage and cemeteries without the approval of the Minister of Urban and Rural Development. They may also declare streets and public places, collect fees for the services they provide, and buy immovable property without asking for explicit approval. The eighteen villages are:

Settlements

Namibia numbered colored regions English1

Settlements in Namibia are non self-governed populated places. While they may have a dedicated person responsible for their administration, this person is not elected but an employee of the respective regional administration. Some of the settlements in Namibia per Region are:

Kunene Region

* Fransfontein * Ohamaremba, Epupa Constituency * Okangwati, Epupa Constituency * Otjomuru, Epupa Constituency * Ovinjange * Sesfontein

Omusati Region

Anamulenge Anamulenge is a settlement and former Catholic mission station in the Omusati Region in the north of Namibia in the Ombalantu tribal area. It is the centre of the Anamulenge Constituency. Anamulenge was founded in 1927, from the Nakayale missio ...

* Elim *

Nakayale Nakayale, also known as Nakayale Keengulu is a village in northern Namibia near Outapi in Omusati Region situated 86km northwest of Oshakati and 4km from Outapi. It is in Anamulenge Constituency. History of the mission station An auxiliary mission ...

* Ogongo * Okakundu *

Okalongo Okalongo is a settlement in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia, situated from Outapi. It is the district capital of the Okalongo Constituency. Okalongo and the surrounding area is inhabited by the Ombadja tribe of the Ovambadja people that ...

* Olupandu * Ompakoya *

Omugulugwombashe Omugulugwombashe (also: ''Ongulumbashe'', official: ''Omugulu gwOombashe''; Otjiherero: ''giraffe leg'') is a settlement in the Tsandi electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia. The settlement features a clinic and a primar ...

* Onawa * Ongandjera *

Onhokolo Onhokolo is a settlement of about 1,000 inhabitants in the north of Namibia in Omusati Region. It is situated from the regional capital Outapi Outapi wa Nakafingo na Temba, also Outapi or Uutapi and Ombalantu, is a town in northern Namibia near ...

* Otindi

Oshana Region

* Eheke, administrative centre of the Ondangwa Rural constituency. * Ekuku * Oikango * Okamule * Omagongati * Omashekediva *

Oniimwandi Onimwandi is a settlement in the Oshana Region in northern Namibia. It belongs to the Oshakati West electoral constituency and is situated away from Oshakati on the left hand side of the main road on the way to Okahao. The headman of the Oniimwand ...

* Otshaandja * Uuvudhiya

Ohangwena Region

Edundja Edundja is a settlement in the Ohangwena Region of northern Namibia. It is situated close to the Angolan border east of Oshikango. Effects of flood It is closer to Angola and this cause the flood during the rainy season as the water flows fro ...

* Ekango Lomuve * Epinga * Epuku * Etomba *

Okongo Okongo is a village in the Ohangwena Region of northern Namibia. It is situated about east of Eenhana on the tarred road to Nkurenkuru. It is the district capital of Okongo Constituency. History Okongo was first settled by the San people in th ...

Oshikango Oshikango is a former village in northern Namibia and since 2004 part of the town of Helao Nafidi, although it still maintained its own village council for a number of years. ''Oshikango'' is still the name of the border post with Angola and the ...

* Odibo, archdeaconry in northern Namibia * Onghala *

Okanghudi Okanghudi is a small settlement in the Ohangwena Region in Namibia, which is noted for being the birthplace of Namibian former President Hifikepunye Pohamba Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born 18 August 1936) is a Namibian politician who served ...

* Okatana, administrative centre of Okatana Constituency * Okauva * Omungwelume * Omutwewomunu, administrative centre of

Oshikunde Constituency Oshikunde Constituency is an Constituencies of Namibia, electoral constituency in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia. , it has 8,062 registered voters. Oshikunde Constituency was created in August 2013, following a recommendation of the ''Fourth Del ...

Onamunhama Onamunhama ( IPA: []) is a village in the Ohangwena Region in the north of Namibia in the Oukwanyama tribal area. It is the location of the former Anglican church, Anglican Mission (station), mission station of Holy Cross. The mission station was ...

* Onandova *

Ondeihaluka Ondeihaluka is a small village in Ohangwena Region outside of Ondangwa Ondangwa (earlier spelling ''Ondangua'') is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. Ondangwa was first established as a mission statio ...

* Ondeikela * Ondobe Yomunghudi * Onekwaya West *

Ongha Ongha is a village named after a very respected bird in the Ohangwena Region in the northern part of Namibia. Its people started settling in 1940 and its first headman was named Naghonda. His name is borne by Oshivambo ''Ongha yaNaghonda''. Ongha ...

Oshakati Oshakati is a town in northern Namibia. It is the regional capital of the Oshana Region and one of Namibia's largest places. Oshakati was founded in July 1966 and proclaimed a town in 1992. The town was used as a base of operations by the S ...

Oshandi Oshandi is a village situated in the northern Namibia in the Ondobe Constituency of Ohangwena Region. It has a clinic and Anglican church that were established in 1947 by Canadian citizen Mark Dirnardo, who was a carpenter who came up with the id ...

* Oshindobe

Oshikoto Region

* Iihongo * King Kauluma Village * Okambonde * Okoloti, administrative centre of

Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency Nehale IyaMpingana Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia, named after Nehale lya Mpingana, one of Namibia's National Heroes. It was created in August 2013, following a recommendation of the ''Fourth Delimita ...

Olukonda Olukonda is a settlement in the Oshikoto Region in the north of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Olukonda electoral constituency. During colonial time of German South West Africa the missionary station and settlement was known as the ...

* Omakango,

Okankolo constituency Okankolo Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It had 12,926 inhabitants in 2004 and 8,487 registered voters . The district capital is the settlement of Okankolo. Settlements in this constituency include O ...

* Omhuuda * Omunduta * Omutwewomedi * Onamungundo *

Onayena Onayena is the district capital of Onayena Constituency in the north of Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia, situated approximately north of Etosha National Park. Economy and infrastructure The main economic activities in the constituency are ...

, district capital of the

Onayena Constituency Onayena Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. The district capital is the settlement of Onayena. The constituency's population has grown significantly over recent years, dominated by the Ovambo language sp ...

Oniiwe Oniiwe is a small settlement in northern Namibia, Onayena Constituency situated in Oshikoto Region in the Ondonga area, the village has schools including Oniiwe Primary School, Uuyoka Junior Primary School also known as Mateus Namwiha Primary Sch ...

* Onkumbula *

Oshigambo Oshigambo is a settlement in the Oshikoto Region of northern Namibia. It is situated on the banks of Oshigambo River east of the Etosha pan The Etosha Pan is a large endorheic salt pan, forming part of the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin in the north of ...

Oshivelo Oshivelo is a settlement in northern Namibia. Transport and infrastructure Oshivelo has a clinic that in 2014 was refurbished and named after Catherine Bullen, a woman that died here in 2002 due to inadequate facilities. In early 2005, the n ...

Tsintsabis Tsintsabis is a settlement of about 4,000 inhabitants in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It is situated northeast of Tsumeb and belongs to the Guinas electoral constituency. The settlement features a clinic and a police station. Tsintsabis is n ...

Uuyoka Uuyoka is a small settlement in Onayena Constituency, Oshikoto Region in Namibia, the village has schools including Uuyoka Combined School which comprises grades 1 to 10. The economy is based on substance farming. It is one of the biggest villa ...

Amilema

Kavango West Region

* Bunya * Kahenge * Mburuuru, administrative centre of Tondoro Constituency *

Mpungu Mpungu is a settlement and a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society in the Mpungu Constituency in the Kavango West Region in Northern Namibia. It is located ca. 40 km south-west of Nkurenkuru and is inland as opposed to ...

* Ncamangoro, administrative centre of Ncamangoro Constituency *

Rupara Rupara (in older print media and maps also known as Lupala, as it is pronounced by the Ovambo people) is a settlement and a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society in the Kahenge Constituency in the Kavango West Region in North ...

* Tondoro

Kavango East Region

Andara Andara is a village in Mukwe Constituency in the Kavango East region of north-eastern Namibia. Located east of Rundu, it is inhabited primarily by the Hambukushu people. Founding of the Catholic mission Catholic fathers of the organization M ...

Andara
RCChurch.na *

Bagani Bagani or magani refers to the class of warrior-leaders of various Lumad ethnic groups of the island of Mindanao, Philippines. Bagani were most notably integral to the traditional society and government of the Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo, and Bagob ...

* Diyogha * Kaisosi * Kangongo * Mashare *

Mile 30 Mile 30 is a settlement that is situated south of Rundu in the Kavango East region of Namibia, on the B8 national road. It contains a school, a chapel of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN), some shops and a clinic. The people of ...

, south of Rundu * Mupini * Ndonga Linena, administrative centre of

Ndonga Linena Constituency Ndonga Linena Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Kavango East Region of Namibia. It was created in August 2013, following a recommendation of the ''Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia'', and in preparation of the 2014 general ...

* Nyangana * Shinyungwe

Zambezi Region

Chinchimane Chinchimane (also: Chinchimani) is a settlement in Namibia's Caprivi Strip. It is situated approximately southwest of the regional capital Katima Mulilo. Chinchimane belongs to the Sibbinda Constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region. Close to the ...

* Ibbu *

Kongola Kongola is a settlement in Namibia's Caprivi Strip and the district capital of Kongola Constituency in the Zambezi Region. It is situated on the national road B8 (Otavi - Katima Mulilo Katima Mulilo or simply Katima is the capital of the Zamb ...

* Lisikili * Luhonono * Nakabolelwa, administrative centre of

Kabbe South Kabbe South is the easternmost of the eight electoral constituencies of Zambezi Region of Namibia. The administrative centre of Kabbe South is the settlement of Nakabolelwa. As of 2020, the constituency had 3,751 registered voters. Kabbe South ...

* Ngoma * Sangwali, administrative centre of Tondoro Constituency * Sibbinda

Erongo Region

Dolfynstrand Dolfynstrand (Afrikaans for "dolphin beach") is a seaside resort on the South Atlantic coast of Namibia. The residential compound is located in the Walvis Bay constituency and just south of Langstrand, another beach resort located about 20 km ...

Langstrand Langstrand (''Afrikaans and German for "Long Beach", which the residential area is often called, too, among English-speaking tourists'') is a small beach resort on the Atlantic coast in western Namibia. Langstrand and its neighboring sister res ...

Okombahe Okombahe is a settlement in the Erongo Region of eastern central Namibia, situated on the Omaruru River north of Karibib. It is regarded as the capital of the ǂNûkhoen ( Damara) tribe; the annual King's Festival is held at the town's ''Gaob M ...

* Omatjette *

Otjimbingwe Otjimbingwe (also: Otjimbingue) is a settlement in the Erongo Region of central Namibia. It has approximately 8,000 inhabitants. History The area was already a temporary settlement of some Herero in the early 18th century. Their chief Tjiponda c ...

Uis UIS may refer to: * Uis, a village in Erongo Region, Namibia * Underwater Inspection System, a component of the Underwater Port Security System developed for the United States Coast Guard *Universal Interactive Studios (now Vivendi Games) *Universi ...

Utuseb Utuseb is a small settlement in the Erongo Region in western central Namibia. It is situated in the Namib Desert, approximately from Walvis Bay on the banks of Kuiseb River. Utuseb has approximately 700 inhabitants and belongs to the Walvis Bay Ru ...

Wlotzkasbaken Wlotzkasbaken or Wlotzka's Baken (german: Wlotzka's beacon, often shortened to Wlotzka or Wlotzkas) is a holiday settlement on Namibia Atlantic coast, situated approximately halfway between Swakopmund and Hentiesbay. The area around the village ...

Otjozondjupa Region

Abenab Abenab ( naq, climbing river) is a settlement in the Otjozondjupa Region of central Namibia, situated north of Grootfontein , nickname = , settlement_type = City , motto = Fons Vitæ , image_skyline ...

* Hochfeld *

Kalkfeld Kalkfeld is a settlement in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is situated halfway between Omaruru and Otjiwarongo on the national road C33 and belongs to the Omatako electoral constituency. The place normally receives an annual average ra ...

* Kombat * Okamatapati * Osire *

Tsumkwe Tsumkwe ( Juǀ'Hoan: Tjumǃkui) is a settlement in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia and the district capital of the Tsumkwe electoral constituency. Nature and wildlife The area associated with Tsumkwe exhibits notable vegetation and wildlife. ...

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 ...

Omaheke Region

Aminuis Aminuis is a cluster of small settlements in the remote eastern part of the Omaheke Region of Namibia, located about 500 km east of Windhoek. It is the district capital of the Aminuis electoral constituency. Economy and Infrastructure A ...

Buitepos Buitepos ( af, outpost) is a small settlement in the Omaheke Region in eastern Namibia. It is situated on the national road B6 which is part of the Trans-Kalahari Highway, and a border post between Namibia and Botswana Botswana (, ), o ...

Donkerbos Donkerbos ( af, dark bush) is a settlement in the remote East of Namibia in the Omaheke Region, situated from the regional capital Gobabis. It belongs to the Otjombinde electoral constituency in the Kalahari Desert, near hunting grounds of ...

* Drimiopsis *

Eiseb Eiseb, also Eiseb Block, is a settlement in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It is named after the Eiseb River, an ephemeral river (''omuramba'') in the Kalahari desert. Eiseb is situated on the District road D1635 northeast of Talismanus and b ...

Epukiro Epukiro is a cluster of small settlements in the remote eastern part of the Omaheke Region of Namibia, situated about northeast of the regional capital Gobabis. The centre of the populated area is the Catholic mission station. Epukiro had about ...

Ezorongondo Ezorongondo is a settlement in the Epukiro Constituency in the Omaheke Region in Namibia. The village is the seat of the Ovambanderu royal house. The word can also refers to the city of Walvis Bay Walvis Bay ( en, lit. Whale Bay; af, Walv ...

* Okazapamba *

Omitara Omitara is a settlement in the Steinhausen electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. Together with the adjacent village of Otjivero — the two places are often referred to as one — it had a population of approximately 1,200 as ...

* Onderombapa * Ovituua *

Sonneblom Sonneblom ( af, sunflower) is a settlement in the remote East of Namibia in the Omaheke Region, situated from the regional capital Gobabis. It belongs to the Otjombinde electoral constituency in the Kalahari Desert, near hunting grounds of t ...

* Talismanus * Tsjaka

Khomas Region

Baumgartsbrunn Baumgartsbrunn is a farmstead and settlement in the Khomas Region of central Namibia, situated on the C28 approximately west of Windhoek. Baumgartsbrunn known for the educational projects set up by Helmut Bleks, and after his death supported b ...

Brakwater Brakwater (Afrikaans: ''brackish water'') is a settlement north of Windhoek in the Khomas Region of Namibia. It belongs to the Windhoek Rural electoral constituency. Brakwater was the end point of the first 17 km of non-gravel road in South Wes ...

* Döbra *

Dordabis Dordabis is a settlement in the Khomas Region of central Namibia, 80 km east of the capital Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around ...

* Mix camp * Neudamm * Seeis *

Solitaire Solitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself, usually with cards, but also with dominoes. The term "solitaire" is also used for single-player games of concentration and skill using a set layout tiles, pegs or stones. These game ...

Hardap Region

* Groot Aub *

Hoachanas Hoachanas (Khoekhoe: ) is a settlement of 3,000 inhabitants in the Hardap Region of southern central Namibia, located northeast of Kalkrand. It is situated at the junction of the main road C21 from Kalkrand, and C15 from Dordabis to Stampriet ...

Khauxas Khauxas is a small settlement in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. It is situated 45 km from Rehoboth and belongs to the Rehoboth Rural Rehoboth Rural is a constituency in the Hardap region of Namibia. It had a population of 7,288 in 2011, d ...

Klein Aub Klein Aub is a village in the Rehoboth Rural constituency in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Situated on the junction of the unpaved roads C14 and D1290 it contains a store and two schools. Klein Aub used to be the place of a copper mine ...

* Uibis * Rietoog * Schlip

ǁKaras Region

Ariamsvlei Ariamsvlei is a settlement of about 500 people in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia and a small border post between Namibia and South Africa, located east of Karasburg on the national road B3. It lies at 804 metres (2641 ft) above sea ...

Asab Asab ( Nama: ''new thing'') is a settlement in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It is situated on the B1 national road about halfway between Mariental and Keetmanshoop. east of Asab is the Mukurob rock pinnacle, a tourist attraction t ...

* Aus * Aussenkehr - in the process of gaining town status * Blouwes, north-east of

Keetmanshoop Keetmanshoop is a city in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and benefactor of the city. History B ...

* Grünau *

Helmeringhausen Helmeringhausen is a settlement in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia in the Berseba Constituency. It is located 200 km northeast of Lüderitz and 500 km south of Windhoek on the crossing of the national roads C14 ( Goageb - Walv ...

* Kosis * Narubis *

Noordoewer Noordoewer is a settlement in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. Its name means 'North Bank' in Afrikaans, in reference to the north bank of the Orange River, on which it is located. The village lies opposite the South African town of Viool ...

Rosh Pinah Rosh Pinah is a mining town located in southern Namibia, close to the border with South Africa. It is situated south of Keetmanshoop in Namibia's ǁKaras Region. West of the town lies Diamond Area 1, the main diamond mining area of Namibia. Ro ...

* Seeheim * Snyfontein * Warmbad