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{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Tsumeb |other_name = |native_name = {{unbulleted list|{{nobold|{{langx|hz|Okavisume}}}}|{{nobold|{{langx|naq|ǂAixorobes}}}}}} |nickname = |settlement_type = City |motto = ''Glück Auf'' <br><small>([[German language|German]] for ''Good luck'')</small> <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Welcome to tsumeb.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = Tsumeb COA.svg |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Namibia <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 240 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Namibia <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Namibia}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Namibia|Region]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Oshikoto Region]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Constituencies of Namibia|Constituency]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Tsumeb Constituency]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = Town-council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Mathews Hangula ([[South West Africa People's Organisation|SWAPO]]) |leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor |leader_name1 = Anmirie Garises ([[Popular Democratic Movement|PDM]]) |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 504 |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2023 |population_footnotes = <ref name=nsa>{{cite web | title=Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011) | url=http://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dmn58guram30ttun89rdrp1.pdf | work=Namibia 2011 – Population and Housing Census Main Report | publisher=Namibia Statistics Agency | access-date=19 May 2017 | page=40}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nsa.nsa.org.na/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Preliminary-Report-doc-fn.pdf |title=2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report|website=Statistics Namibia| df=dmy }}</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 34,960 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] | utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|19|15|S|17|52|E|region:NA|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 1249 |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] |blank_info = [[BSh]] |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} {{Contains special characters|Khoekhoe}} '''Tsumeb''' ({{langx|hz|Okavisume}};<ref>{{cite news | title=Windhoek?! Rather make that Otjomuise | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/16007/archive-read/Windhoek-Rather-make-that-Otjomuise | last=Menges | first=Werner | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | date=12 May 2005}}</ref> {{langx|naq|ǂAixorobes}}) is a city<ref name="ALANlist">{{cite web |url=http://www.alan.org.na/?q=localauthorities/list |title=Local Authorities |publisher=Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) |access-date=1 October 2012}}</ref> of around 35,000 inhabitants and the largest town in the [[Oshikoto Region|Oshikoto region]] in northern [[Namibia]]. Tsumeb, since its founding in 1905, has been primarily a mining town. The town is the site of a deep mine (the lower workings now closed) whose ore deposits with respect to variety, rarity and aesthetics of minerals have been listed among 100 geological heritage sites around the world by the [[International Union of Geological Sciences]] (IUGS). ==History== The town was founded in 1905 by [[German South-West Africa|German colonial power]] and celebrated its 100th year of existence in 2005. The name Tsumeb is generally pronounced "SOO-meb". The name is not a derivative of [[German language|German]], [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]], or [[English language|English]]. It has been suggested that it comes from [[Khoekhoe language|Nama]] and means either "Place of the moss" or "Place of the frog". Perhaps this old name had something to do with the huge natural hill of green, oxidized copper ore that existed there before it was mined out. ==Geography== Tsumeb is known as the "gateway to the north" of Namibia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placesonline.com/africa/namibia/tsumeb/introduction.asp|title=Tsumeb Travel Guide: Useful information to visit Tsumeb. 7 Reviews|website=www.placesonline.com|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref> It is the closest town to the [[Etosha National Park]]. The largest meteorite in the world, called [[Hoba meteorite|Hoba]], lies in a field about forty minutes' drive to the southeast of Tsumeb, at Hoba West. It is a nickel-iron meteorite of about 60 tonnes. === Minerals === Tsumeb is notable for the huge mineralized pipe that led to its foundation. The origin of the pipe has been hotly debated. The pipe penetrates more or less vertically through the Precambrian Otavi dolomite for at least 1,300 m. One possibility is that the pipe was actually a gigantic ancient cave system and that the rock filling it is sand that seeped in from above. If the pipe is volcanic, as some have suggested, then the rock filling it (the "pseudo-aplite") is peculiar in the extreme. The pipe was mined in prehistoric times but those ancient workers barely scratched the surface. Most of the ore was removed in the 20th century by cut-and-fill methods. The ore was [[polymetallic]] and from it [[copper]], [[lead]], [[silver]], [[gold]], [[arsenic]] and [[germanium]] were won. There was also a fair amount of [[zinc]] present but the recovery of this metal was always difficult for technical reasons. Many millions of tonnes of ore of spectacular grade were removed. A good percentage of the ore (called "direct smelting ore") was so rich that it was sent straight to the smelter situated near the town without having to be processed through the mineral enrichment plant. The Tsumeb mine is also renowned amongst [[mineral collector]]s. Tsumeb belongs to the world's most prolific mineralogical sites. The minerals from Tsumeb are unsurpassed in variety and quality of form.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mineralienatlas – Fossilienatlas|url=https://www.mineralienatlas.de/?l=969&lang=de|website=www.mineralienatlas.de|language=de|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> At least 170 mineral species have been cataloged and 20 of these are found nowhere else. The concentration of ingredients for Tsumeb's mineral formations originates in a sulfide deposit rich in many metals. A non-arid environment plentiful in oxygen-rich groundwater contributed to leaching and re-deposition of these elements as new minerals, sometimes in crystalline formations. There are rare [[Supergene (geology)|secondary minerals]] of Pb, Cu, Zn, As, Sb and, reflecting the ore deposit chemistry, Ge, Ga and Cd as well. Minerals first described from Tsumeb include, according to [[Mindat.org]]: * rare (but also a few common) [[arsenates]]: andyrobertsite, arsenbrackebuschite, arsendescloizite, arsentsumebite, [[biehlite]], calcioandyrobertsite, chudobaite, [[duftite]], ekatite, fahleite, feinglosite, ferrilotharmeyerite, gaitite, gebhardite, gerdtremmelite, helmutwinklerite, jamesite, johillerite, keyite, koritnigite, leiteite, ludlockite, lukrahnite, molybdofornacite, o'danielite, prosperite, [[reinerite]], schneiderhöhnite, schultenite, sewardite, stranskiite, thometzekite, tsumcorite, [[warikahnite]], wilhelmkleinite, zincgartrellite and zincroselite * unique [[germanium]] (bartelkeite, calvertite, eyselite, fleischerite, [[germanite]], itoite, [[krieselite]] (germanate topaz), mathewrogersite, otjisumeite, ovamboite, schaurteite and stottite) and [[gallium]] (gallobeudantite, söhngeite, tsumgallite) minerals * others are: kegelite, minrecordite, otavite, plumbotsumite, queitite, sidpietersite (unique [[thiosulphate]]), stibioclaudetite, [[tsumebite]] and zincrosasite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mindat.org/loc-2428.html|title=Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region (Otjikoto Region), Namibia|website=www.mindat.org|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com|title=Handbook of Mineralogy|website=www.handbookofmineralogy.com|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmineral.com|title=Mineralogy Database|website=www.webmineral.com|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref> <br> <gallery caption="Minerals of Tsumeb" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="5"> File:Azurite-den07-03d.jpg|Very large cluster of [[azurite]] crystals, ex-[[Smithsonian]] collection, offered at US$125,000. Size 16.7 x 13.2 x 10.5 cm. File:Calcite-Hematite-163162.jpg|[[Calcite]] crystals colored red by tiny inclusions of [[hematite]]. Size: 9 x 9 x 4.3 cm. File:Cerussite-173904.jpg|Zoned [[Cerussite]] crystal, 5.9 x 3.6 x 1 cm. File:Dioptase-39887.jpg|Gem-quality [[dioptase]] crystals. Tsumeb mine is the source of many of the world's best (and most expensive) dioptase specimens. File:Dioptase-denv08-28b.jpg|[[Dioptase]] crystals on calcite, a classic Tsumeb specimen. Size: 8.2 x 5.8 x 5.5 cm File:Leiteite-rare08-2-77b.jpg|Leiteite, a zinc [[arsenate]], colored umber-red by inclusions of Ludlockite, a lead arsenate. Tsumeb is the [[type locality (geology)|type locality]] for both species. Size: 2.8 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm. File:Malachite-Azurite-173869.jpg|[[Malachite]] [[pseudomorph]]s after [[azurite]], 13 x 6 x 4 cm. File:Mimetite-Wulfenite-18689.jpg|Gemmy [[mimetite]] with a "sidecar" of [[wulfenite]], 2 x 1 x 1 cm. File:Scorodite-18800.jpg|Bright blue [[scorodite]] crystals on brown-black beudantite, 8 x 5 x 3 cm. </gallery> In respect of it being 'one of the richest ore deposits with respect to variety, rarity and aesthetics of minerals in the world', the [[International Union of Geological Sciences]] (IUGS) included the 'Tsumeb Ore Deposit' in its assemblage of 100 'geological heritage sites' around the world in a listing published in October 2022. The organisation defines an IUGS Geological Heritage Site as 'a key place with geological elements and/or processes of international scientific relevance, used as a reference, and/or with a substantial contribution to the development of geological sciences through history.'<ref>{{cite web |title=The First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites |url=https://iugs-geoheritage.org/videos-pdfs/iugs_first_100_book_v2.pdf |website=IUGS International Commission on Geoheritage |publisher=IUGS |access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref> ===Sinkhole lakes=== [[File:Otjikotosee.jpg|thumb|left|Lake Otjikoto]] Near the town are two large [[sinkhole]] lakes, [[Lake Otjikoto]] and [[Lake Guinas]] ("Gwee-nus"). Guinas, at about 500 m in diameter, is somewhat larger in area than Otjikoto. A pioneering documentary movie about [[scuba diving]] in these lakes was made by [[Graham Ferreira]] in the early 1970s. The depths of the lakes are unknown, because towards the bottom both lakes disappear into lateral cave systems, so it is not possible to use a weight to sound them. Otjikoto, which has poor visibility (owing to pollution from agricultural fertilizers used nearby), is at least 60 m deep. The water in Guinas is completely clear and well over 100 m deep. Divers who have performed bounce-dives in Guinas to 80 m (strictly speaking, beyond the safe depth for such dives, especially given the altitude of the lake above sea level) have reported that there was nothing but powdery-blue water below them. Guinas has been in existence for so long that a unique species of fish, ''[[Tilapia guinasana]]'', has evolved in its waters. When South Africa invaded [[German Southwest Africa]], today's Namibia, in 1914, the retreating German forces eventually threw all of their [[weapon]]ry and supplies into the deep waters of Otjikoto. Some of the material has been recovered for display in museums. One of the largest and deepest underground lakes in the world lies a little to the east of Tsumeb, on farm called ''Harasib''. To reach the water in the cave one has either to [[abseil]] or to descend an ancient, hand-forged ladder that hangs free of the vertical [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite]] walls of the cave for over 50 m. Here, too, scuba divers have descended as deep as they have dared (80 m) in the crystal-clear waters and have reported nothing but deep blue below them from one ledge of dolomite to the next with nothing discernible in the depths. ===Climate=== Tsumeb has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BSh''), with hot summers and mild winters (with warm days and chilly nights). The average annual precipitation is {{convert|528|mm|0|abbr=on}}. {{climate chart|Tsumeb |18|31|130 |18|30|121 |17|29|91 |14|29|34 |9|27|4 |6|25|1 |5|25|0 |8|28|0 |13|32|2 |16|33|18 |18|33|60 |18|33|67 |float=right |source=[http://www.worldclimateguide.co.uk/climateguides/namibia/tsumeb.php World Climate Guide]}} == Economy and infrastructure == There are 105 [[Commercial farm|commercial farms]] around Tsumeb. The area consists largely of rolling hills covered in thorn bush. Tsumeb falls under the dry woodland, [[savanna]] vegetation zone. Much of farmland is affected by [[woody plant encroachment]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Further Opportunities to deal with Bush Encroachment in Namibia |url=https://africa.fsc.org/en-cd/newsfeed/further-opportunities-to-deal-with-bush-encroachment-in-namibia |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Forest Stewardship Council |language=en}}</ref> The soil around Tsumeb varies in quality from very fertile red [[loam]] through black turf to chalky clay and loam. The district is thus suitable for intensified farming and crop production. There is an abundance of ground water and regular rainfall in the summer months. Irrigation makes the area even more productive. Farmers in the area grow [[citrus fruits]] with much success. The main crops grown are [[maize]], [[sorghum]] and [[sunflowers]]. [[Cattle farming]] is also widespread.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tsumeb.info/agriculture.htm|title = Ts911 ทางเข้าทีเอส911 – แทงบอล สมัคร Ts911 พร้อมข่าวกีฬา}}</ref> [[Ohorongo Cement]] was established in 2007. The plant is situated between Tsumeb and [[Otavi]] on Farm Sargberg approximately 45 km south of Tsumeb. The plant has a production capacity of 650000 tonnes per annum, almost double the demand of the Namibian domestic market. It is owned by [[Schwenk KG]]. [[Limestone]] reserves appear to be adequate for approximately 300 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohorongo-cement.com/ |title=Home – Ohorongo Cement (PTY) Ltd |publisher=Ohorongo Cement |date= |accessdate=2022-05-12}}</ref> Tsumeb has a [[concrete sleeper]] factory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11339857-s30.htm|title=Railpage|website=Railpage|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref> Just a few kilometres North of Tsumeb, the construction of the 40 MW [[Otjikoto Biomass Power Station]] began in 2024, with an expected completion in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dlamini |first=Matthew |date=2024-06-05 |title=Tsumeb to get biomass power station |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/tsumeb-to-get-biomass-power-station/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Namibian |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-29 |title=NamPower Begins Construction on 40 MW Biomass Power Plant |url=https://energycapitalpower.com/nampower-40-mw-biomass-power-plant/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=energycapitalpower.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Every year the Tsumeb Municipality organises the Tsumeb Copper Festival. More than 200 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and bigger exhibitors showcase their products and services at the annual fair. The festival takes place annually during the last weekend of October at the United Nations Park. The four-day event, which is aimed at boosting the economic competitiveness of the town, draws crowds from all corners of the country and beyond.<ref>{{cite web|title={{as written|Minerology}} in Tsumeb {{!}} Kupferquelle Resort|date=17 May 2017|url=https://www.kupferquelle.com/minerology-in-tsumeb/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> It also facilitates indirect investments in the hospitality sector.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tsumeb Copper Festival scheduled for end of October {{!}} Namibia Economist|url=https://economist.com.na/6130/mining-energy/tsumeb-copper-festival-scheduled-for-end-of-october/|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> The [[Evaristus Shikongo]] Correctional Facility in Tsumeb is one of Namibia's seven major prisons.<ref>{{Cite news | title=743 convicts in jail for rape | last=Vatileni | first=Eino | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | date=15 February 2022 | page=1 | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/743-convicts-in-jail-for-rape/}}</ref> Tsumeb's stadium, the [[Oscar Norich-Tjahuha|Oscar Norich]] Stadium, has a capacity of 1,500.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Oscar Norich Stadium is falling apart | newspaper=[[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]] | date=14 March 2016 | url=https://www.newera.com.na/2016/03/14/oscar-norich-stadium-falling/}}</ref> ===Tsumeb mine=== {{see-also|Mining in Namibia}} [[File:Tsumeb-Main Road.JPG|thumb|left|Main road in Tsumeb]] [[File:Tsumeb 3.JPG|thumb|left|Tsumeb open cast pit, buildings and railway about 1931]] [[File:Shaft tower of disused mine in Tsumeb, Namibia (2014).jpg|thumb|left|[[Shaft mining|Shaft tower]] of disused [[Mining|mine]] in Tsumeb (2014)]] Tsumeb, since its founding, has been primarily a mining town. The mine was originally owned by the [[Otavi Mining and Railway Company|OMEG]] (Otavi Minen- und Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) and later by TCL (Tsumeb Corporation Limited) before its closure a few years ago, when the ore at depth ran out. The main shafts became flooded by [[Groundwater|ground water]] over a kilometre deep and the water was collected and pumped as far as the capital, [[Windhoek]]. The mine has since been opened up again by a group of local entrepreneurs trading as [[Ongopolo Mining]]. A fair amount of oxidized ore remains to be recovered in the old upper levels of the mine. It is highly unlikely, though, that the deepest levels will ever be reopened.<ref name=mindat/> Between 1905 and 1996, Tsumeb mine produced about 30 million tons of ore yielding 1.7 Mt copper, 2.8 Mt lead 0.9 Mt zinc, as well as 80 t germanium.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Melcher, F. | year = 2003 | title = The Otavi Mountain Land in Namibia: Tsumeb, germanium and snowball earth. | journal = Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft | volume = 148 | pages = 413–435}}</ref> The average ore grade was 10% Pb, 4.3% Cu, 3.5% Zn, 100 ppm Ag, 50 ppm Ge.<ref>{{cite journal | author =Lombaard, A.F., Günzel, A., Innes, J., Krüger, T.L.| year = 1986| title = The Tsumeb lead–copper–zinc–silver deposit, South West Africa/Namibia. | journal = Anhaeusser, C.R., Maske, S. (Eds.), Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa, Geol. Soc. South Africa, Johannesburg| volume = 2| pages = 1761–1782}}</ref> It is noted for 243 valid minerals and is the type location for 56 types of mineral. Some of the [[germanium]] minerals are only found in this mine.<ref name=mindat>[http://www.mindat.org/loc-2428.html Tsumeb mine mineral list], TL = type location.</ref> From 1971 to 1972, the Tsumeb mine had its operations temporarily stopped during the [[1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike]] over the contract labor system and [[apartheid]].<ref name="ACOA">{{Cite web |date=January 7, 1972 |title=ACOA fact sheets: STRIKE IN NAMIBIA |url=https://kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/50/304/32-130-1318-84-GMH%20ACOA%201-72Nam%20opt.pdf |publisher=AMERICAN COMMlTTEE ON AFRICA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rogers |first=Barbara |date=1972 |title=Namibia's General Strike |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4185227 |journal=Africa Today |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=3–8 |jstor=4185227 |issn=0001-9887}}</ref> The other notable feature of the town is the metal smelter, for a long time the biggest employer in town. Previously owned by Namibia Custom Smelters, it was sold by [[Weatherly International]] mining company to [[Dundee Corporation]] in 2010. Dundee mainly smelted copper ores from [[Bulgaria]] here. The right of the smelter is currently owned by [[IXM]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/2760818-dundee-precious-metals-sells-tsumeb-smelter-to-louis-dreyfus-commodities/|title=Dundee Precious Metals sells Tsumeb smelter to Louis Dreyfus Commodities|date=14 January 2010|access-date=17 December 2018|publisher=guelphmercury.com}}</ref> The smelter operation has led to widespread soil contamination with [[arsenic]] and other [[heavy metals]]. Hair samples from the local population show "that the population of Tsumeb is massively exposed to arsenic". It also impacted air quality negatively. The stockpile of arsenic waste has been deposited in a landfill. Its exact size is unknown but it is speculated to amount to 300,000t, one of the largest such accumulations in the world.<ref>{{Cite news | last1=Schlaefli | first1=Samuel | last2=York | first2=Geoffrey | title=Canadian copper company leaves a legacy of toxic waste in Namibia | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | date=20 January 2025 | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/canadian-copper-company-leaves-a-legacy-of-toxic-waste-in-namibia/}}</ref> ===Transport=== [[File:Tsumeb Railway.JPG|thumb|[[Otavi Mining and Railway Company]] train near Tsumeb about 1931. The photograph must have been taken in winter, as the trees have no leaves. Despite the fact that Tsumeb is in the tropics, it is well over a thousand metres [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] and frosty in winter.]] The main road leads north, to [[Ondangwa]] and onwards to [[Oshakati]] and [[Angola]]. To the north-east a newly constructed Bituminous Road towards [[Tsintsabis]] leads to Katwitwi Border Post and [[Angola]]. To the east, through [[Grootfontein]], the road leads towards [[Rundu]] and [[Katima Mulilo]] and to the south, through [[Otavi]] to [[Otjiwarongo]] and [[Windhoek]]. Tsumeb is connected to the national railway network operated by [[TransNamib]]. Tsumeb was for most of the 20th century the terminus of the line but in recent times the track has been extended a further 260 km to reach [[Ondangwa]]. There have been talks of extending the line to [[Oshikango]] and having the Government of Angola build a railroad from the north to connect the two countries together. The junction for the [[Ondangwa]] line is located at the "wrong end" of [[Tsumeb railway station]], leaving it a dead end, though a second triangle is provided for through trains to bypass the station. [[Tsumeb Airport]] is an airstrip east of town. ==Politics== Tsumeb used to be the regional capital of Oshikoto until 2008, when [[Omuthiya]] was proclaimed a town and the new capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200809250375.html|title=Namibia: Govt Won't Let Tsumeb Die – Mayor|first=Irene|last=!hoaës|date=25 September 2008|access-date=18 April 2018|via=AllAfrica}}</ref> The area around Tsumeb forms its own [[Tsumeb Constituency|electoral constituency]] that has a population of 44,113.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yna.html|title=Namibia Constituencies|website=www.statoids.com|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref> The city of Tsumeb is governed by a municipal council that has seven seats.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Know Your Local Authority | publisher=Institute for Public Policy Research | newspaper=Election Watch | year = 2015 | issue=3 | page=4}}</ref> [[Nico Kaiyamo]] is one of the well-known and established local politicians. In the [[Namibian local and regional elections, 2010|2010 local authority election]], a total of 3,120 votes were cast in the city. [[SWAPO]] won with approximately 75% of the vote. Of the four other parties seeking seats, [[Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)|Rally for Democracy and Progress]] (RDP) received approximately 15% of the vote, followed by [[United Democratic Front (Namibia)|United Democratic Front]] (UDF, 5%), [[All People's Party (Namibia)|All People's Party]] (APP, 2%), and the [[Democratic Turnhalle Alliance]] (DTA, 2%) Despite being on the ballot, the [[Congress of Democrats]] (CoD) did not receive a vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Local_Authority_-_Tsumeb.pdf|title=Local Authority Election Results for Tsumeb|website=ecn.na|access-date=18 April 2018|archive-date=16 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316164504/http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Local_Authority_-_Tsumeb.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Namibian local and regional elections, 2015|2015 local authority election]] was again won by SWAPO which gained six seats and 3,149 votes. The remaining seat went to the DTA which gained 291 votes.<ref>{{cite web | title=Local elections results | publisher=[[Electoral Commission of Namibia]] | page=6 | url=http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0 | date=28 November 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210194328/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0 | archive-date=10 December 2015 }}</ref> The [[2020 Namibian local and regional elections|2020 local authority election]] was also won by SWAPO which obtained 2,518 votes and gained four seats. The [[Independent Patriots for Change]] (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, obtained 1,472 votes and gained two seats. The remaining seat went to the [[Popular Democratic Movement]] (PDM, the new name of the DTA) with 199 votes.<ref>{{cite web | title=2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats | page=15 | date=29 November 2020 | publisher=[[Electoral Commission of Namibia]] | url=https://www.ecn.na/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Media-Release-on-LA-Results_2020.pdf | access-date=25 January 2021 | archive-date=24 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162938/https://www.ecn.na/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Media-Release-on-LA-Results_2020.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> == Town twinning == * {{flagicon|UK}} [[Chesterfield, Derbyshire|Chesterfield]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]<ref name="Chesterfield twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/Twinning-256.html|title=Chesterfield Twinning Links|access-date=2013-07-27|work=Chesterfield Borough Council|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729165043/http://chesterfield.gov.uk/Twinning-256.html|archive-date=2013-07-29}}</ref> * {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Elverum]], [[Norway]] ==Notable people== <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦---> * [[Alfred Angula]] * [[Benjamin Hauwanga]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ja-namibia.org/?q=node/56 |title=Laureate Ben Hauwanga | Junior Achievement Namibia |publisher=Ja-namibia.org |access-date=2 July 2012}}</ref> * [[Mburumba Kerina]] (1932–2021), co-founder of [[SWAPO]], [[NUDO]], and [[Federal Convention of Namibia|FCN]]<ref name="Baptist">{{cite news |url = http://www.newera.com.na/articles/40928/- |title = 'I am politics' John the Baptist' |last = Ndjebela |first = Toivo |date = 30 September 2011 |newspaper = [[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]] |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150214165616/http://www.newera.com.na/articles/40928/- |archive-date = 14 February 2015 |publisher = via allafrica.com }}</ref> * [[Heino Senekal]] * [[Gervatius Uri Khob]]<ref name="Copper Bullet">{{Cite news | url=https://neweralive.na/posts/gerros-uri-khob-the-copper-bullet | title=Gerros Uri-Khob, the Copper Bullet | last=Kambaekwa | first=Carlos | newspaper=[[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]] | date=11 November 2018}}</ref> ==Educational institutes and training facilities== Tsumeb is home to a number of primary and secondary schools as well as an Adult Education Center, which resorts under the [[Ministry of Education and Culture (Namibia)|Ministry of Education and Culture]]. === Training facilities === * Adult Education Center * [[Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology]] (NIMT), Northern campus * [[Polytechnic of Namibia]] Center * [[University of Namibia]] Center === Schools === * [[Etosha Secondary School]] ({{langx|af|Hoërskool Etosha}}) * Tsumeb Secondary School * Otjikoto Secondary School * Tsumeb Gymnasium * Opawa Combined School * Francis Galton Primary School * Kuvukiland Primary School * Tsumeb English Medium Primary School * Nomtsoub Primary School * Ondundu Primary School * St. Francis Primary School ==References== {{Reflist|2}} == External links == {{Commons category|Tsumeb}} {{wikivoyage|Tsumeb}} * [http://tsumeb.info Official Tsumeb Website] * [http://www.mindat.org/loc-2428.html Mindat mineral location information] * [http://www.ohorongo-cement.com Ohorongo Cement Website] * [http://www.namibweb.com/tsumeb.htm Tsumeb Website] * [http://www.nimtnamibia.com/ Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029144333/http://www.nimtnamibia.com/ |date=2020-10-29 }} * [http://www.tsumebfineminerals.com/tsumeb/tsumeb/tsumeb.html The Mineralogical Record: Tsumeb!], special issue, Volume 8, Issue 3 – May/June 1977. {{coord|19|15|S|17|42|E|region:NA_type:city|display=title}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Tsumeb| ]] [[Category:Cities in Namibia]] [[Category:Populated places in the Oshikoto Region]] [[Category:Mining communities in Africa]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1905]] [[Category:Mining in Namibia]] [[Category:1905 establishments in German South West Africa]] [[Category:Geological type localities]] [[Category:First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites]]
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