Rehoboth, Namibia
Rehoboth
Khoekhoe: ǀAnes | |
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Aerial view of Rehoboth (2017) | |
| Coordinates: 23°19′S 17°05′E / 23.317°S 17.083°E | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Region | Hardap Region |
| Constituencies | Rehoboth Urban West Rehoboth Urban East |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Justin Coetzee (UPM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 639 km2 (247 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 40,788 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
| Climate | BWh |
Rehoboth is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It had a population of 40,788 people in 2023.
Rehoboth is intersected from north to south by the national road B1, which also serves as the border of the two electoral constituencies in the town, Rehoboth Urban West and Rehoboth Urban East. Rehoboth is the core territory of the Baster community which still lives according to their Paternal Laws which were enacted in 1872.