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Otjinene is a village in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. Otjinene is the district capital of Otjinene Constituency. Otjinene is connected via a 157 kilometres (98 mi) tarred road to the regional capital Gobabis.

Otjinene is surrounded by a communal area, where there are many villages. There are more or less 20 households in each village. The majority of the people around Otjinene are communal farmers, farming with cattle, goats and sheep.

There is one health clinic which operates under the Ministry of Health and Social Services.

Otjinene was founded by Herero people from Okahandja before the 1904-07 Herero Wars. A severe drought at Okahandja combined with encroaching German settlers that started populating German South West Africa forced them to search for pasture elsewhere. Until then, Otjinene was only a cattle trade outpost.

There is a chief who acts as a headman of the village and looks at issues concerning land disputes, family and customary issues.

The most spoken language in Otjinene is Otjiherero with Afrikaans, English and Tswana being secondary languages.

Stock farming is important in the Otjinene community. Cows, sheep and goats are used for their meat, but they are also symbols of wealth and status.