Erongo Region

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Erongo Region is an administrative region on Namibia’s central western coast, known for its Atlantic shoreline, desert landscapes, and the coastal town of Swakopmund.

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Erongo region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Namibia
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
capital Swakopmund
climate arid
coastal desert climate
containsGeographicalFeature Brandberg Mountain
Erongo Mountains
Namib Desert
Skeleton Coast
Spitzkoppe
containsPort Walvis Bay
surface form: Port of Walvis Bay
containsProtectedArea Dorob National Park
Namib-Naukluft National Park
Sperrgebiet National Park
containsSettlement Arandis
Henties Bay NERFINISHED
Karibib
Omaruru
Swakopmund
Usakos
Walvis Bay
country Namibia
hasBorderWith Hardap Region NERFINISHED
Khomas Region
Kunene Region
Omaheke Region
Otjozondjupa Region
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasMajorEconomicActivity fishing
manufacturing
mining
port services
tourism
knownFor Atlantic shoreline
German colonial architecture in Swakopmund
adventure tourism
coastal tourism
desert landscapes
languageUsed Afrikaans
English
German
Oshiwambo languages
locatedIn Namibia
central western Namibia
namedAfter Erongo Mountains
partOf Namibian administrative division system
timeOffsetUTC +2
timeZone Central Africa Time

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Khomas Region borders Erongo Region
Namibia hasRegion Erongo Region
Walvis Bay locatedIn Erongo Region
Sandwich Harbour locatedInRegion Erongo Region
Damara people populationRegion Erongo Region
Damara people traditionalTerritory Erongo Region
this entity surface form: Erongo region