Kalkfeld
Kalkfeld is a settlement in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is situated halfway between Omaruru and Otjiwarongo on the regional road C33 and belongs to the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency.
The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of, although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured. Due to its location in former Damaraland, the majority of the inhabitants speak Khoekhoegowab or Otjiherero.
Economy and infrastructure
Kalkfeld was proclaimed a village in 1991 and governed by its own village council until 1996. It was then downgraded to settlement due to a lack of growth. The Namibian national newspaper referred to the settlement as "ghost town", situated in "the middle of nowhere". Since the downgrading living standards have further deteriorated. Of the 5,000 inhabitants less than 100 are employed. The settlement is also affected by water and electricity shortages.Construction of a business complex and a tourist centre started in 2012 but the construction never finished, and the buildings lay dormant as a result. Only the fuel station and a shop were opened in 2019.
Kalkfeld has a Police station and a clinic. It is served by a station of the Namibia Railway Network. Local residents often make use of donkey carts to get from point to point.