Ohangwena

Area of Ohangwena	10,695.5 km²
Population	277,705
Male Population	127,118 (45.8%)
Female Population	150,587 (54.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+129.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+16.4%
Median Age	17 years old
Male Median Age	15.5 years old
Female Median Age	18.2 years old
Timezone	Central Africa Time

Ohangwena is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Eenhana. The northern and western parts of the region are the most densely populated of this essentially subsistence agricultural region in which small scale mahangu cultivation and the keeping of cattle form the predominant activities. Source: Wikipedia

Ohangwena Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	121,148	185,645	238,542	277,705
Population Density	11.3 / km²	17.4 / km²	22.3 / km²	26.0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ohangwena Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 16.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ohangwena	+129.2%	+49.6%	+16.4%
Namibia	+171.3%	+72.4%	+28.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ohangwena Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	21,757	22,139	43,897
5-9	18,957	19,330	38,287
10-14	20,761	21,252	42,013
15-19	19,066	19,371	38,438
20-24	11,148	12,400	23,548
25-29	6,806	8,800	15,606
30-34	5,409	7,384	12,793
35-39	4,459	6,626	11,086
40-44	3,450	5,414	8,865
45-49	2,648	4,881	7,529
50-54	1,886	3,747	5,633
55-59	1,585	3,148	4,734
60-64	2,061	3,012	5,073
65-69	1,774	3,005	4,779
70-74	1,483	2,369	3,853
75-79	1,150	1,911	3,061
80-84	1,143	2,073	3,217
85 Plus	1,577	3,725	5,303

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ohangwena Population Density

Population Density: 26.0 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Ohangwena	277,705	10,695.5 km²	26.0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ohangwena Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 100 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
100	5,799	n/a	n/a
200	6,229	0.7%	43
300	6,690	0.7%	46
400	7,185	0.7%	49
500	7,718	0.7%	53
600	8,289	0.7%	57
700	8,903	0.7%	61
800	9,563	0.7%	66
900	10,271	0.7%	70
1000	11,032	0.7%	76
1100	11,849	0.7%	81
1200	12,727	0.7%	87
1300	13,669	0.7%	94
1400	14,682	0.7%	101
1500	15,769	0.7%	108
1600	16,937	0.7%	116
1700	18,192	0.7%	125
1800	33,640	6.3%	1,544
1900	52,543	4.6%	1,890
1910	54,511	3.7%	1,968
1920	56,482	3.6%	1,971
1930	58,453	3.5%	1,971
1940	60,419	3.4%	1,966
1950	62,379	3.2%	1,960
1960	76,037	21.9%	13,658
1970	96,592	27%	20,555
1990	185,645	38.6%	44,526
2000	238,542	28.5%	52,897
2020	299,459	12%	30,458
2030	335,770	12.1%	36,311
2040	362,926	8.1%	27,156
2050	380,862	4.9%	17,936
2060	391,751	2.9%	10,889
2070	395,425	0.9%	3,674
2080	392,089	-0.8%	-3,336
2090	382,573	-2.4%	-9,516
2100	368,493	-3.7%	-14,080

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Ohangwena CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ohangwena	629,064 t	2.27 t	58.8 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought

Medium (5.9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Ohangwena

Places in Ohangwena

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Eenhana	1,111.7 km²	24,344	21.9 / km²
Endola	327.7 km²	28,226	86.1 / km²
Engela	295.6 km²	25,295	85.6 / km²
Epembe	1,809.8 km²	18,597	10.3 / km²
Ohangwena	171.2 km²	19,153	111.9 / km²
Okongo	4,687 km²	30,254	6.45 / km²
Omulonga	596.7 km²	36,110	60.5 / km²
Omundaungilo	618.2 km²	8,860	14.3 / km²
Ondobe	498.6 km²	25,964	52.1 / km²
Ongenga	318.2 km²	24,528	77.1 / km²
Oshikango	260.9 km²	36,380	139.5 / km²

Other places in Namibia

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Erongo	63,550 km²	189,859	2.99 / km²
Hardap	109,664.7 km²	92,689	0.85 / km²
Karas	161,306 km²	88,558	0.55 / km²
Khomas	36,999 km²	423,169	11.4 / km²
Kunene	115,322.6 km²	118,044	1.02 / km²
Okavango	48,840.1 km²	274,196	5.61 / km²
Omaheke	84,781.2 km²	79,934	0.94 / km²
Omusati	26,554.3 km²	271,625	10.2 / km²
Oshana	8,649.2 km²	199,473	23.1 / km²
Oshikoto	38,626.5 km²	211,058	5.46 / km²
Otjozondjupa	104,673.8 km²	162,977	1.56 / km²
Zambezi	14,464.1 km²	109,203	7.55 / km²

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