| Omatjette | |
|---|---|
| Settlement | |
  Omatjette Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 21°3′S15°30′E / 21.050°S 15.500°E Coordinates: 21°3′S15°30′E / 21.050°S 15.500°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Erongo Region |
| Constituency | Dâures Constituency |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
| Time zone | South African Standard Time (UTC+1) |
Omatjette (also: Omatjete) is a village in the Erongo Region of Namibia, situated on the road D2344 from Omaruru to Khorixas. It belongs to the Dâures electoral constituency but there are plans to split from it to become a constituency on its own. Omatjette has approximately 12,000 residents, many of them living there only temporarily. [1]
Erongo is one of the 14 regions of Namibia. The capital is Swakopmund. The region comprises the Swakopmund magisterial district up to the Ugab River and includes the Walvis Bay, Omaruru and Karibib magisterial districts. This region is named after Mount Erongo, a well-known landmark in Namibia and in this area. All the main centres within this region are connected by paved roads. The Governor of Erongo Region is Cleophas Mutjavikua.
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 east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Omaruru is a city and constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The town has 14,000 inhabitants and owns 352 square kilometres (136 sq mi) of land. The town is situated near Mount Erongo, on the usually dry Omaruru River. It is located on the main paved road from Swakopmund to Otjiwarongo. The name in the local Otjiherero language means 'bitter milk', as the cattle used to browse on a local bush that turned their milk bitter.
The village name was originally Omatjate (Otjiherero: tasty water), referring to a fountain that today is on the western edge of the settlement. The water-related name of the settlement and surrounding geographical features stems from the scarcity and value of water in this semi-arid terrain; the Omatjette area only receives about 400mm of annual rain. The village is not connected to Namibia's water network. [2]
The Namibia Water Corporation or NamWater is a parastatal in Namibia. It is wholly owned by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Namibia. The company employs over 600 people.
