Witvlei
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Witvlei ǃUri ǃKhubus |
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Witvlei AFM church
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 Witvlei
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| Coordinates: 22°24′59″S 18°29′49″E / 22.41639°S 18.49694°E | |
| Country |
 Namibia
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| Region | Omaheke Region |
| Constituency | Steinhausen Constituency |
| Elevation | 4,751 ft (1,448 m) |
| Time zone | South African Standard Time (UTC+1) |
| Climate | BSh |
Witvlei (Afrikaans: White marsh) is a village in Okarukambe Constituency in the Omaheke Region of central-eastern Namibia. It is situated on the B6 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Windhoek on the way to Gobabis. It is known for producing high quality meat.
The original name of the village in Khoekhoegowab (Damara/Nama) is ǃUri ǃKhubus (white fountain).
The settlement was the place of the Battle of Witvlei in the First Herero-Nama War in March 1864. Maharero, with the help of the hunter Frederick Green (known among the Ovaherero as Kerina), led a contingent of 1,400 Ovaherero from Otjimbingwe against the Orlam Afrikaners under Jan Jonker Afrikaner. Afrikaner's forces were defeated and fled, although a number of other battles followed elsewhere.
The Witlvei Street Kids Center was inaugurated in the village in 2001. The regional council donated an empty, un-serviced plot to the project in November 2004, and in December 2005 the center was built with money donated by the Suiderhof Dutch Reformed Church congregation and various individuals and companies. Two pre-fabricated houses were transported from Windhoek all the way to Witvlei.
Witvlei Meat was inaugurated in August 2006 and has grown tremendously since. The abattoir has a slaughter capacity of 27,000 cattle annually and exports meat to Norway.
Witvlei is governed by a village council that currently[update] has five seats. Witvlei's village councillors are[update]:
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