Oranjemund
Oranjemund | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: O – Mund | |
| Motto: Excellence Integrity Teamwork Diversity | |
| Coordinates: 28°33′6″S 16°25′35″E / 28.55167°S 16.42639°E | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Region | ǁKaras Region |
| Constituency | Oranjemund Constituency |
| Settled | 1936 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Henry Edward Coetzee (SWAPO) |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 7,736 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
| Climate | BWk |
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Oranjemund (Dutch for "Mouth of Orange") is a diamond mining town in the ǁKaras Region of the extreme southwest of Namibia, on the northern bank of the Orange River mouth at the border with South Africa. It had a population of 7,736 people in 2023.