Oshivelo
Settlement in the Oshikoto region of northern Namibia
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Oshivelo is a settlement in northern Namibia, located between Omuthiya and Tsumeb in the Oshikoto Region. To its West is Etosha National Park. Oshivelo was proclaimed a settlement in 1998.[2]
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Oshivelo | |
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Aerial view of Oshivelo | |
  Oshivelo Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 18°37′S 17°10′E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Oshikoto Region |
| Government | |
| • Headman | Nation Nashikaku[1] |
| Elevation | 3,583 ft (1,092 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
| Climate | BSh |
Transport and infrastructure
Oshivelo has a clinic which in 2014 was refurbished and named after Catherine Bullen, a woman that died there in 2002 due to inadequate facilities.[1]
In early 2005, the new Northern Railway reached Oshivelo with a 89 kilometres (55 mi) section from Tsumeb. By mid-2006, it had reached Ondangwa, and. A train service known as the Omugulugwombashe Star traveled weekly on this track until the locomotives broke down after a few rounds of service.[3]
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The Red Line, a veterinary cordon fence separating northern Namibia from the rest of the country, runs through the settlement.[2]
