Current Date And Time In Oshana Region, Namibia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
13:53:52 CAT
Capital: Oshakati
Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD)
Timezone: UTC +02:00 (CAT)
Population: 230,801
Area: 8,653.00 km²
State Code: ON
Planning business schedules or travel in Oshana Region, Namibia? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Oshana Region, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Oshana Region observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Oshana Region, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day on March 21) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Namibia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Namibia's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Oshana Region and the rest of Namibia, not a separate Oshana Region-specific calendar.
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These are Namibia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Namibia's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Namibia, including Oshana Region. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | March 21 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Public Holidays Act 26 of 1990) | gov.na |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Oshana Region close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Namibia are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
If a statutory holiday lands on a Saturday or Sunday in Oshana Region, the following Monday is commonly declared a substitute non-working day by official gazette — check the live calendar above for the specific year-by-year date.
As Oshana Region's capital, Oshakati observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Oshana Region.