Ohangwena Region

Ohangwena is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Eenhana. Major settlements in the region are the towns Eenhana and Helao Nafidi as well as the self-governed village of Okongo and the proclaimed settlements Ongenga and Omungwelume. As of 2020, Ohangwena had 150,724 registered voters.

This article is about the Region, the first-level administrative unit of Namibia. For the electoral constituency, see Ohangwena Constituency. For the suburb and former village of Ohangwena, see Helao Nafidi.
Ohangwena Region
Region
Location of the Ohangwena Region in Namibia
CountryNamibia
CapitalEenhana
Government
 • GovernorSebastian Ndeitunga
Area
 • Total10,706 km2 (4,134 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total245,446
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.598
medium · 11th
Websiteohangwenarc.gov.na

Ohangwena is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. In the north, Ohangwena borders Angola: the Cunene Province, except for a small border with Cuando Cubango Province in the far northeast. Domestically, it borders the following regions:

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