City profile · Namibia · Africa
Oshakati
Oshana Region · Namibia
City population
43,309
#5
in Namibia
#1
in Oshana Region
#13,017
worldwide
-17.788, 15.704 · 550 km from Windhoek
About Oshakati
Oshakati is a city in Oshana Region, Namibia with a population of 43,309. It is the 5th largest of the 18 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Namibia, and the 13,017th largest worldwide. It lies 550 km from Windhoek.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Oshana Region
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
-17.788, 15.704
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 18 in NamibiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.