Oshivelo
Oshivelo | |
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Aerial view of Oshivelo | |
Oshivelo Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 18°37′S 17°10′E / 18.617°S 17.167°E | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Region | Oshikoto Region |
| Government | |
| • Headman | Nation Nashikaku[1] |
| Elevation | 3,583 ft (1,092 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
| Climate | BSh |
Oshivelo is a settlement in northern Namibia, located between Omuthiya and Tsumeb in the Oshikoto Region. To its West is Etosha National Park. Oshivelo was proclaimed a settlement in 1998.[2]
Transport and infrastructure
Oshivelo has a clinic which in 2014 was refurbished and named after Catherine Bullen, a woman that died there in 2002 due to inadequate facilities.[1]
In early 2005, the new Northern Railway reached Oshivelo with a 89 kilometres (55 mi) section from Tsumeb. By mid-2006, it had reached Ondangwa, and. A train service known as the Omugulugwombashe Star traveled weekly on this track until the locomotives broke down after a few rounds of service.[3]
The Red Line, a veterinary cordon fence separating northern Namibia from the rest of the country, runs through the settlement.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Clinic named after Catherine Bullen". New Era. 18 July 2014. p. 1.
- ^ a b Mwashindange, Josephina (1 September 2020). "Oshivelo rising from the ashes". New Era.
- ^ "Chinese rails for Oshikango railway". The Namibian. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
18°37′S 17°10′E / 18.617°S 17.167°E