Ariamsvlei | |
Settlement Type: | Settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Namibia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Namibia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Namibia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | ǁKaras Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Karasburg Constituency |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 500 to 600 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | South African Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -28.1167°N 68°W |
Ariamsvlei is a settlement of about 500 people in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia and a small border post between Namibia and South Africa, located 110km (70miles) east of Karasburg on the national B3 road. It lies at 804 metres (2641 ft) above sea level.
The border post with South Africa lies 1.2km (00.7miles) to the east of the settlement; however, the actual border (at the 20th meridian east) lies 15.3km (09.5miles) further east along the B3, near the South African settlement of Nakop. South Africa's border post (also named Nakop) is located a further 1.3km (00.8miles) away.
Ariamsvlei is an important rest stop for long-distance trucks, and a railway stop on the line between Windhoek and Upington. It belongs to the Karasburg electoral constituency.[2] The settlement has a petrol station, a shop, and a restaurant.[1]