Leonardville
Naosanabis Wesley Vale | |
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 Bird's eye view of Leonardville (October 2015) | |
  Leonardville Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 23°30′S 18°48′E / 23.500°S 18.800°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Omaheke Region |
| Constituency | Aminuis Constituency |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 2,099 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Climate | BWh |
Leonardville is a village in eastern Namibia, situated on the Nossob River in the south-western corner of the Omaheke Region. It belongs to the Aminuis electoral constituency.[2] It had a population of 2,099 people in 2023.
Leonardville was the main settlement of the Khaiǁkhaun (Khauas Nama) subtribe of the Oorlam people until their military defeat against Imperial Germany's Schutztruppe soldiers in 1894 and 1896.[3]
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- ^ Shiremo, Shampapi (14 January 2011). "Captain Andreas Lambert: A brave warrior and a martyr of the Namibian anti-colonial resistance". New Era. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2011.