Who to Call
The verified numbers and places for emergencies, health, water and town services — and where to go when no number could be verified.
Opuwo has no working council website, so numbers are hard to find and harder to trust. This page lists only what we could verify against a live source, with the date we checked. Where a number could not be verified, we say where to go instead of guessing.
In an emergency
Numbers we left out on purpose
Emergencies
Opuwo Police Station
Non-emergency police matters, case follow-ups
- Address
- In the town centre — anyone can point you to the NamPol station
Health
Opuwo District Hospital
The referral hospital for all of Kaokoland — emergencies, outpatients, maternity
- Address
- Mbumbijazo Muharukua Avenue, on the main road through town
Water and town services
NamWater (head office, Windhoek)
Bulk water supplier — runs Opuwo's boreholes and treatment plant
- Phone
- +264 61 71 0000
- info@namwater.com.na
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
- Website
- www.namwater.com.na
Opuwo Town Council
Rates, plots, refuse, water reticulation in town
- Address
- Council offices, Mbumbijazo Muharukua Street
- Website
- www.facebook.com/opuwotown/
Local information
Kunene Community Radio
Opuwo's community station — the closest thing to a town notice board
- Address
- Studio in Opuwo
Kaoko Information Centre
Visitor information and community-run village visits
- Phone
- +264 65 273420
- Address
- On the C41 toward Kamanjab, about 1.5 km from town