Tsumeb

Tsumeb Otjiherero: Okavisume Khoekhoe: ǂAixorobes
Town
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Glück auf (German miners' greeting)
Tsumeb Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 19°15′S 17°52′E
Country	Namibia
Region	Oshikoto Region
Constituency	Tsumeb Constituency
Government
• Type	Town-council
• Mayor	Mathews Hangula (SWAPO)
• Deputy Mayor	Anmirie Garises (PDM)
Area
• Total	195 sq mi (504 km2)
Elevation	4,098 ft (1,249 m)
Population  (2023)
• Total	34,960
• Density	180/sq mi (69.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Climate	BSh

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Tsumeb (Otjiherero: Okavisume; Khoekhoe: ǂAixorobes) is a town of around 35,000 inhabitants and the largest town and the former capital of the 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).