Oranjemund | |
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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)[1] | |
• Total | 7,736 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
Climate | BWk |
Oranjemund (German 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.