Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop
ǂNūǂgoaes Swartmodder | |
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Town | |
| Keetmanshoop Municipality | |
Clockwise from top: Keetmanshoop church, Keetmanshoop airport, Colonial ruins, Aerial view of Keetmanshoop, Colonial post office | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: Die Twaalf, Kaitie, Keetmaro, Twaalfletters | |
| Motto: Laborando vincimus
Meaning: We win by labour | |
Keetmanshoop Location in Namibia Keetmanshoop Keetmanshoop (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′43″S 18°8′0″E / 26.57861°S 18.13333°E | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Region | ǁKaras Region |
| Constituency | Keetmanshoop Urban and Keetmanshoop Rural |
| Established | 14 April 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Annelize Knaus (LPM) |
| • Deputy Mayor | MacDonald Hanse (LPM) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 27,862 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code | 9000 |
| Area code | 063 |
| Climate | BWh |
Keetmanshoop is the administrative capital of the ǁKaras Region in southern Namibia. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and benefactor of the Rhenish Mission in the town. Keetmanshoop had a population of 27,862 people in 2023.