Oniipa Facts

Area1.6 km²
Population1,814
Male Population814 (44.9%)
Female Population1,000 (55.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+112.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+14.8%
Median Age20.3 years (Male: 18.3, Female: 22.8)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng-17.91667, 16.03333

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Oniipa Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population8541,4901,5801,6941,814
Population Density546.6 / km²953.6 / km²1,011.2 / km²1,084.2 / km²1,161 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Oniipa Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 7.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Oniipa+98.4%+13.7%+7.2%
Oshikoto Region+178.3%+71.5%+27.2%
Namibia+169.8%+71.5%+28.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Oniipa Median Age

Median Age: 20.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Oniipa20.3 yrs22.8 yrs18.3 yrs
Oshikoto Region19 yrs20 yrs18 yrs
Namibia21.1 yrs21.7 yrs20.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Oniipa Population Density

Population Density: 1,161 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Oniipa1,8141.563 km²1,161 / km²
Oshikoto Region210,17038,640.6 km²5.4 / km²
Namibia2.5 million824,094.1 km²3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Oniipa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1710 to 2100

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.

Source: [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

Oniipa CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Oniipa4,596 tn2.53 tn2,941.5 tons/km²
Oshikoto Region514,785 tn2.45 tn13.3 tons/km²
Namibia7,056,182 tn2.84 tn8.6 tons/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
Oniipa CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)4,596 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.53 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,941.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (5)

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

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
4/11/102:47 PM451.3 km10,000 mNamibiausgs.gov

Oniipa

Oniipa is a town in the Oshikoto Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Oniipa electoral constituency. It lies just outside Ondangwa. It is the hometown of former Lutheran bishop and liberation leader Leonard Auala. is also the w..

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