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Opuwo, Kunene, Namibia


Alternative Names:OPW, Ohopoho, Ohopuho, Opuwa
Type:Seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Mindat.org Region:Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia
Region:Kunene, Namibia
Latitude:18° 3' 38" S
Longitude:13° 50' 23" E
Lat/Long (dec):-18.06068,13.83998
Köppen climate type:BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Population:5,101 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:3354077
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:3354077:3
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Otjongava prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 0' 8" S13° 48' 41" E7.2km (4.4 miles)
BO 6600 prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 1' 19" S13° 45' 49" E9.1km (5.7 miles)
Okaliqua B & I Hills prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 2' 35" S13° 45' 15" E9.3km (5.8 miles)
Okaliqua H Hill prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 4' 37" S13° 43' 45" E11.8km (7.4 miles)
Okaliqua prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 4' 37" S13° 43' 45" E11.8km (7.4 miles)
Otjitumbo prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 1' 15" S13° 43' 32" E12.9km (8.0 miles)
Harry's Hill prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 54' 57" S13° 48' 28" E16.4km (10.2 miles)
Chiruumbu prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 54' 57" S13° 53' 9" E16.8km (10.4 miles)
Otumbuiti prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 52' 44" S13° 54' 35" E21.5km (13.4 miles)
Okapawe prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 52' 7" S13° 51' 54" E21.5km (13.4 miles)
Comien's Rock prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 51' 57" S13° 48' 41" E21.8km (13.6 miles)
RAA 13 prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 5' 39" S14° 4' 8" E24.5km (15.2 miles)
Orontjitombo prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 1' 40" S13° 36' 36" E24.6km (15.3 miles)
Ovithema prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 49' 53" S13° 54' 41" E26.6km (16.5 miles)
RDD 3 prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 48' 26" S13° 56' 30" E30.2km (18.7 miles)
Otjiurunga prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 47' 19" S13° 49' 37" E30.3km (18.8 miles)
BLA 2 prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 47' 21" S13° 53' 55" E30.8km (19.1 miles)
RAA 6 prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 3' 0" S14° 8' 4" E31.2km (19.4 miles)
Wow Gdoom Pothole, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 20' 49" S13° 56' 5" E33.4km (20.7 miles)
Tim's Cave, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 46' 30" S13° 58' 25" E34.8km (21.6 miles)
RDD 2 prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 45' 51" S13° 56' 44" E34.8km (21.6 miles)
RCC 6 prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 47' 55" S14° 1' 31" E35.1km (21.8 miles)
Okondaurie prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 46' 59" S13° 40' 46" E35.2km (21.9 miles)
SCD 4 prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 55' 7" S14° 9' 30" E37.2km (23.1 miles)
Ovingondo prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 44' 20" S13° 57' 19" E37.8km (23.5 miles)
RCC 5 prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 45' 37" S14° 0' 59" E38.2km (23.8 miles)
Manuela prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 6' 43" S13° 28' 17" E39.4km (24.5 miles)
RCC 4 prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 45' 35" S14° 2' 41" E39.9km (24.8 miles)
SAC 2 prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia18° 17' 49" S14° 8' 11" E40.9km (25.4 miles)
SCC 5 prospect, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia17° 58' 31" S14° 13' 9" E41.2km (25.6 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Kamanjab Inlier, Congo Craton, African PlateShield
NamibiaCountry
Kunene Region, NamibiaRegion
Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, NamibiaConstituency
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