Oshikoto is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, named after Lake Otjikoto. Its capital is Omuthiya. Further major settlements in the region are Tsumeb, Otjikoto's capital until 2008, and Oniipa. As of 2020, Oshikoto had 112,170 registered voters.
Tsumeb is a city of 15,000 inhabitants and the largest town in the Oshikoto region in northern Namibia. Tsumeb is known as the "gateway to the north" of Namibia. It is the closest town to the Etosha National Park. Tsumeb used to be the regional capital of Oshikoto until 2008 when Omuthiya was proclaimed a town and the new capital. The area around Tsumeb forms its own electoral constituency and has a population of 44,113. The town is the site of a deep mine that in its heyday was known as "TCL", but has since been renamed the Ongopolo Mine.
Hosea Kutako International Airport is the main international airport of Namibia, serving the capital city Windhoek. Located well east of the city, 45 km (28 mi), it is Namibia's largest airport with international connections. From its founding in 1965 to the independence of Namibia in 1990, it was named J.G. Strijdom Airport. In 1990 the airport was renamed, in honor of Namibian national hero Hosea Kutako.
Katima Mulilo Airport, also known as Mpacha Airport, serves Katima Mulilo, the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. The airport is on the B8 road, about 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Katima Mulilo. The Katima Mulilo non-directional beacon is located on the field.
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Airport formerly known as Ondangwa Airport is an airport serving Ondangwa, a town in the Oshana Region of Namibia. The airport is about 5 km (3 mi) northwest of the center of Ondangwa.
Bria Airport is an airport serving Bria, a town on the Kotto River in the Haute-Kotto prefecture of the Central African Republic. The airport is in the southern section of the town.
N'Délé Airport is an airport serving N'Délé, a town in the Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture of the Central African Republic. The airport is on the northwest edge of the town.
Tsumeb railway station is a station located in the mining town of Tsumeb in northeastern Namibia.
Keetmanshoop Airport is an airport serving Keetmanshoop, a city in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. The airport is located about 5 km (3 mi) northwest of the town. It has customs and immigration services and is home to the Namibia Aviation Training Academy (NATA).
Rundu Airport is an airport serving Rundu, the capital of the Kavango Region in Namibia. The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the center of Rundu.
Arandis Airport is an airport serving Arandis, a town in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The airport is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Arandis. The town and airport also provide service to the Rössing Uranium Mine, one of the world's largest open-pit uranium mines.
The Grootfontein Air Force Base is an air base of the Namibian Air Force in Grootfontein, a town in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. The air base is about 4 km (2 mi) south of the center of Grootfontein.
Sesheke Airport is an airport in the town of Sesheke, Western Province, Zambia. It also serves the town of Katima Mulilo, across the Zambezi River in Namibia.
Karibib Air Force Base is an air base near the central Namibian town of Karibib. Since 2016, the headquarters of the Namibian Air Force are located here. Air Force Command had previously been at the Grootfontein Air Force Base.
Omega Airport is a former military airport serving the village of Omega in the Kavango East Region of Namibia.
Opuwo Airport is an airport serving Opuwo, Namibia.
Otjiwarongo Airport is an airport serving Otjiwarongo, in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia.
Ruacana Airport is an airport serving Ruacana and the Ruacana hydroelectric power station in the Omusati Region of Namibia.
Otavi railway station is located in the mining town of Otavi in Namibia's central Otjozondjupa Region. It is served by a mostly freight railway and limited number of passenger service. The extension of the railway towards the east to Grootfontein is exclusively for freight service.
The geology of Namibia encompasses rocks of Paleoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic to Cenozoic age. About 46% of the countryʼs surface are bedrock exposure, while the remainder is covered by the young overburden sediments of the Kalahari and Namib deserts.
