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Outjo offers some sights, but it is above all an important tourist transit and supply point. In 2006, more than 22,000 tourists were counted per month.Attractions in and around Outjo include:
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The Water Tower Outjo, which was originally equipped with a wooden wind turbine and used for water extraction.
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408:- 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of the Anderson Gate - Outjo is the gateway to the
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Ephemeral rivers and their catchments: Sustaining people and development in western
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Otjikondo School
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The following schools are located in the vicinity of the town:
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Outjo is governed by a municipal council that has seven seats.
589:"Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)"
353:. The caves are on private ground and not open to the public.
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which gained four seats (1,307 votes). Two seats went to the
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name) - a fingerlike rock formation created through erosion
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720:"Know Your Local Authority".
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378:Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
366:2015 local authority election
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461:Outjo Primary School
410:Etosha National Park
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639:"Local Authorities"
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276:Outjo Constituency
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264:small hills
194:I. Katambo
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794:Categories
778:26 January
706:9991670947
574:2016-08-24
550:References
522:Vingerklip
497:near Outjo
495:Vingerklip
414:Damaraland
351:pietersite
331:Ugab River
312:Ovamboland
260:Otjiherero
212:Population
186:Government
119:16°09′17″E
116:20°06′32″S
649:1 October
602:24 August
526:Afrikaans
434:Kaokoveld
400:Transport
226:Time zone
697:Windhoek
430:Kamanjab
428:towards
424:and the
422:Khorixas
357:Politics
349:and its
286:Overview
27:Khoekhoe
447:Schools
319:Naulila
272:Namibia
243:Climate
156:Namibia
144:Country
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323:Angola
220:15,063
163:Region
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256:Outjo
231:UTC+2
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31:Tsūob
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780:2021
701:ISBN
673:2011
651:2012
604:2016
534:The
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39:City
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