Usakos

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Usakos is a small town in central Namibia known as a railway junction and gateway to the Erongo Mountains.

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Label Occurrences
Usakos canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivision Usakos Constituency
climate semi-arid
connectedByRailTo Swakopmund
Walvis Bay
Windhoek
connectedByRoadTo Arandis
Karibib
Swakopmund
Windhoek
continent Africa
country Namibia
distanceToSwakopmund approximately 140 km
distanceToWindhoek approximately 180 km
elevation approximately 1000 m above sea level
formerColonialPower Germany
South Africa
formerEconomicBase mining support services
railway services
governingBody Usakos Town Council
hasFeature railway station
residential townships
small town center
knownAs gateway to the Erongo Mountains
languageSpoken Afrikaans
Damara-Nama
surface form: Damara/Nama

English
Oshiwambo
locatedIn Erongo Region NERFINISHED
Namib Desert fringe
central Namibia
locatedOn Swakop River NERFINISHED
majorRoad B2 national road
near Arandis
Erongo Mountains
Karibib
Spitzkoppe area
populationStatus small town
primaryEconomicActivities services
small-scale trade
transport-related employment
railwayJunction true
regionCapitalOf none
timezone Central Africa Time
transportRole regional transport hub
utcOffset +2

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Erongo Mountains near Usakos
Arandis locatedBetween Usakos
Arandis hasNearbyTown Usakos
Spitzkoppe nearbyTown Usakos