Opuwo COE

Opuwo is the capital of the Kunene Region in north-western Namibia. The town is situated about 720  km north-northwest from the capital Windhoek, and has a population of 15 000. Pieter de Villiers of the Congress of Democrats is the town’s mayor.

The first office to be established in the Kaokoland area was the colonial administrator in Swartbooisdrifton the banks of theKunene River. This was the administrative centre of the area from 1925 to 1939. Afterwards, administrative control of the area shifted to Ohopoho, later called Opuwo

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