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Omaruru Destination Guide

Discover Omaruru in Namibia

Omaruru in the region of Erongo with its 11,547 habitants is a town located in Namibia - some 107 mi or ( 172 km ) North-West of Windhoek , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Omaruru

Local time in Omaruru is now 09:19 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Windhoek " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Windhoek, Rundu, Oshakati, Gobabis, and Eenhana. When in this area, you might want to check out Windhoek . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Omaruru ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Omaruru Namibian Town

1:10 min by RoomsForAfrica
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Omaruru is a small town in Namibia. It is located on the main paved road from Swakopmund to Otjiwarongo. Copyright to www.roomsforafrica.com ..

Red Mountains Gajordandk51's photos around Spitzkoppie, Namibia (paintings from red mountains)

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Interesting facts about this location

Omaruru, Namibia

Omaruru is a city and constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The town has 14,000 inhabitants and owns 352 square kilometres of land. The town is situated near the Erongo Mountains, 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -21.43 15.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities in Namibia, Constituencies of Erongo Region

Omaruru Railway Station

Omaruru Railway Station is a railway station serving the town of Omaruru in Namibia. It is part of the TransNamib railway network. Omaruru is situated on the Kranzberg—Otavi line, completed in 1906 during Imperial Germany's colonial rule of German South West Africa. Omaruru connects via Otavi to the north of Namibia via the so-called "Northern Extension", built between 2002 and 2012 to connect Tsumeb with Oshikango.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -21.42 15.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Namibia, TransNamib Railway

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Omaruru