Social & Political

  • Population 10,000 estimated
  • Well established private hospital
  • Government health clinic
  • Private and public primary school
  • Public secondary school
  • Governed by Oranjemund Town Council
  • Part of the //Karas Region

Economic

  • Life of mine – 2047
  • Diamond mining primary industry
  • 140 businesses with 90% dependency on the mine
  • Less than 5% SME growth rate
  • 90% privatized property ownership

Advantages

  • International airport, but not a cargo flight
  • Halfway between Windhoek and Cape Town, a border town
  • Inside the Tsau//Khaeb National Park
  • Desert, river, and seafront