| Eiseb | |
| Settlement Type: | Settlement |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Namibia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Omaheke Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
| Subdivision Name2: | Otjombinde Constituency |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2102 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | SAST |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
Eiseb, also Eiseb Block, is a settlement in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It is named after the Eiseb River, an ephemeral river (omuramba) in the Kalahari Desert. Eiseb is situated on the District road D1635 northeast of Tallismanus and belongs to the Otjombinde electoral constituency.[2] [3]
The settlement has been established in 1992 as a place where returning Ovambanderu and Ovaherero refugees from Botswana could settle. From 1994 onwards, Ovambanderu and Ovaherero from other reserved areas, such as Epukiro, Otjinene and Otjombinde moved in and make up the majority of the inhabitants, making a living from subsistence farming.[4]
The area between Eiseb and Epukiro is one of eleven water basins in Namibia. It has a total surface area of and borders Botswana in the east, reaches southwards until Gobabis, and covers parts of the Omaheke and Otjozondjupa Regions. The total annual water yield of the basin is, mainly ground water.[5]