Ovamboland

former bantustan in South-West Africa (now Namibia)
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Ovamboland

Summary

Ovamboland is a bantustan of South West Africa[1]. Ovamboland draws 397 Wikipedia views per month (bantustan_of_south_west_africa category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ovamboland is located in Namibia[3].
  • Ovamboland is in the country of South-West Africa[4].
  • Ovamboland's instance of is recorded as bantustan of South West Africa[5].
  • Ovamboland's instance of is recorded as region[6].
  • Ovamboland's capital is recorded as Ondangwa[7].
  • Ovamboland's shares border with is recorded as Kaokoland[8].
  • Ovambo people is named after Ovamboland[9].
  • Ovamboland's Commons category is recorded as Ovamboland[10].
  • 1973 marks the founding of Ovamboland[11].
  • Ovamboland was dissolved in May 1989[12].
  • Ovamboland's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -17.9166666667, 'longitude': 15.95}[13].
  • Ovamboland's official name is recorded as Owamboland[14].
  • Ovamboland's native label is recorded as Owamboland[15].

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Geography

Ovamboland is in the country of South-West Africa[4]. Ovamboland is located in Namibia[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include bantustan of South West Africa[5] and region[6].

History and Context

1973 marks the founding of Ovamboland[11]. Ovambo people is named after Ovamboland[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ovamboland include ovamboite[16], a mineral species[17].

Why It Matters

Ovamboland draws 397 Wikipedia views per month (bantustan_of_south_west_africa category, ranking #1 of 9).[2] Ovamboland has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Ovamboland is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for Ovamboland include ovamboite[16], a mineral species[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4044218-4
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1989-05-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → bantustan of South West Africa, region
    Named after → Ovambo people
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 105364, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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