Erongo Region

Erongo is one of the 14 <a href="/facts/Regions_of_Namibia/l1yhLt2B">regions of Namibia</a>. The capital is <a href="/facts/Swakopmund/lvggIVWR">Swakopmund</a>. It is named after <a href="/facts/Mount_Erongo/jGhyVRTo">Mount Erongo</a>, a well-known landmark in Namibia and in this area. Erongo contains the municipalities of <a href="/facts/Walvis_Bay/vXz5vM5f">Walvis Bay</a>, Swakopmund, <a href="/facts/Henties_Bay/zE15KDl7">Henties Bay</a> and <a href="/facts/Omaruru%2c_Namibia/XVslJQmk">Omaruru</a>, as well as the towns <a href="/facts/Arandis%2c_Namibia/LJeJxt5Y">Arandis</a>, <a href="/facts/Karibib/47ubA0jp">Karibib</a> and <a href="/facts/Usakos/QfNHxFmy">Usakos</a>. All the main centres within this region are connected by paved roads.
The Erongo Region had a population of 150,809 in 2011. As of 2020, it had 119,784 registered voters.
In the west, Erongo has a shoreline on the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a>. On land, it borders the following regions:

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Kunene_Region/BEgywQhp">Kunene</a> - north</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Otjozondjupa_Region/4cC9QW2D">Otjozondjupa</a> - northeast</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Khomas_Region/MgmIdf69">Khomas</a> - southeast</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hardap_Region/4NS0YSc9">Hardap</a> - south</li></ul>

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Erongo Region