Place:Tsumeb, Oshikoto, Namibia

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NameTsumeb
TypeCity
Coordinates19.217°S 17.7°E
Located inOshikoto, Namibia     (1992 - )
Also located inTsumeb, Namibia     ( - 1992)
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Tsumeb is a city of 15,000 inhabitants and the largest town in Oshikoto region in northern Namibia. Tsumeb is known as the "gateway to the north" of Namibia. It is the closest town to the Etosha National Park. Tsumeb used to be the regional capital of Oshikoto until 2008 when Omuthiya was proclaimed a town and the new capital. The area around Tsumeb forms its own electoral constituency and has a population of 44,113. The town is the site of a deep mine (the lower workings now closed) that in its heyday was known as "TCL" (after its operator Tsumeb Corporation Ltd.), but has since been renamed the Ongopolo Mine.

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