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16-678: A landmark within this region is the Waterberg Plateau Park . Twenty four kilometres west of Grootfontein lies the huge Hoba meteorite . At over 60 tons, it is the largest known meteorite on Earth, as well as the largest naturally occurring mass of iron known to exist on the planet's surface. In the east, Otjozondjupa borders the North-West District of Botswana . Domestically, it borders more regions than any other region of Namibia: Otjiwarongo , Grootfontein , Otavi , and Okahandja are linked by rail and by

32-447: A Nature Reserve in 1972. As the plateau is largely inaccessible from beneath, several of Namibia's endangered animal species were relocated into the area during the early 1970s to protect them from predators and poaching to extinction. The programme was very successful and Waterberg now supplies other Namibian parks with rare animals. In 1989, the black rhinoceros was reintroduced to the area from Damaraland . The Waterberg Plateau Park

48-696: Is a national park in central Namibia on the Waterberg Plateau , 68 kilometres (42 mi) south-east of Otjiwarongo . The plateau and the national park are named after the prominent table mountain that rises from the plateau, the Waterberg ( Afrikaans : Water Mountain ). The Waterberg Plateau is a particularly prominent landmark, elevating high above the plains of the Kalahari of Eastern Namibia. Waterberg Park and some 405 square kilometres (156 sq mi) of surrounding land were declared

64-491: Is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros , living in southwestern Africa (northern Namibia and southern Angola , introduced to South Africa ). It is currently listed as near threatened by the IUCN . The biggest threat towards the subspecies is illegal poaching . This subspecies is often mistaken for either the extinct southern black rhinoceros ( D. b. bicornis ) or the southeastern subspecies ( D. b. minor ). However,

80-498: Is a relatively broad head behind the eyes and minor features in the dentition . Other characters often mentioned, like body size or the straightness and size of the horns, are subject to individual variation . They also are most adapted to arid habitat and can be found in arid savanna and desert climates . Historically, this subspecies once roamed in Angola , and Namibia , but their current range has decreased. The stronghold of

96-527: Is ecologically diverse and rich and has over 200 different species of bird with some rare species of small antelope on the lower hills of the mountain. Geologically, the oldest rock stratum is over 850 million years old and dinosaur tracks were left there some 200 million years ago. The plateau was declared a National Monument in 1956. The first human inhabitants were the San people , who left rock engravings believed to be several thousand years old. A small tribe of

112-710: The 2020 regional election . SWAPO's support dropped to 44.3%, but it won the other five constituencies again. NUDO overall obtained 14.1% of the popular vote in this election. The upstart Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, obtained 12.9% overall, and the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) got 11.9%, but both did not get close to winning any single constituency. 19°15′S 17°42′E  /  19.250°S 17.700°E  / -19.250; 17.700 Waterberg Plateau Park Waterberg Plateau Park

128-564: The National Assembly of Namibia , the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) won in six of the seven constituencies, Okakarara was won by National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO). The 2015 regional elections saw SWAPO obtain 58.4% of the votes cast ( 2010 : 48.9%) and win five of the seven constituencies. NUDO won two, Okakarara and Omatako . The same two constituencies went to NUDO again in

144-627: The Herero population lost their lives, and about one thousand could escape to British Bechuanaland (now Botswana), where they received asylum. The graves of German soldiers who lost their lives at Waterberg can still be viewed near the Bernabe De La Bat rest camp at the base of the park. This Namibia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . South-western black rhinoceros The south-western black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis occidentalis )

160-619: The San were still living their traditional lifestyle on the plateau until the late 1960s. The foothills were the site of one of the major turning points in Namibia's history. In 1904, in the Battle of Waterberg , the Herero people lost their last and greatest battle against German Colonial forces in the Herero and Namaqua Wars . Subsequently, in the Herero and Namaqua Genocide , nearly two thirds of

176-406: The advantage of combining communal and commercial farming in the same region. According to the 2012 Namibia Labour Force Survey, unemployment in the region is 25.3%. Otjozondjupa has 72 schools with a total of 36,284 pupils. The region comprises seven constituencies : Otjozondjupa is one of a few Namibian regions where there is considerable opposition support. In the 2004 regional election for

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192-408: The living northern Namibian black rhino populations to belong to the subspecies D. bicornis bicornis , and does not recognize a separate D. b. occidentalis . This synonymy, based upon du Toit (1987) was, however, considered erroneous by Groves and Grubb (2011), and D. b. occidentalis was re-established as a valid subspecies. As all southernmost populations of black rhinoceros were exterminated by

208-544: The main B1 and B8 trunk roads running from south to north. Communication systems in these areas are also of a high standard. The farming activities of Okahandja and Otjiwarongo are homogeneous as these parts are well known for cattle farming. The Otavi and Grootfontein districts, and to a lesser extent also Otjiwarongo, are the granary of Namibia. The region also has a great potential to establish industries connected with such farming activities and by-products of it. It further has

224-668: The populations in the arid areas of northern Namibia and southwestern Angola represent a separate subspecies. The holotype specimen, a male, was about 16 months old when caught alive by a Mr. Müller in 1914 near the Kunene River ( Kaokoveld , border region between Namibia and Angola), and shipped to the Tierpark Hagenbeck , the Hamburg Zoo , in Germany . After its death on 15 October 1916, its hide and skeleton

240-411: The species is primarily in Namibia. One to four specimens have been reported from Angola and others were introduced to South Africa . Its total population is increasing and numbered to 1,920 animals in 2010, with 55.8% adults. Poaching due to increasing horn prices is considered the main threat to their population. They successfully breed with the south-central black rhinoceros . The IUCN considers

256-511: Was preserved at the Zoologisches Museum Hamburg (specimen no. 40056) and described as belonging to a new species, Opsiceros occidentalis , by L. Zukowsky in 1922. Opsiceros is an invalid synonym of the genus Diceros . The south-western black rhino, like all black rhino subspecies, has a distinct prehensile lip and is a browser. Its appearance is similar to other subspecies, the most important difference to them

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