Rundu is the capital of the Kavango Region, northern Namibia, on the border with Angola on the banks of the Okavango River about 1000 m above sea level. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of 565 millimetres (22.2 in), although in the 2010/2011 rainy season 757 millimetres (29.8 in) were measured.
Rundu grows rapidly. The 2001 census counted 36,964 inhabitants; for 2010 it is estimated to have grown to over 80,000 people
