In 1870 he moved to Omaruru and established a small school for children of European settlers.
At Kranzberg the railway line from Windhoek splits; one line continues westwards to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, the other one continues north-eastwards towards Omaruru and Tsumeb.
b Piirainen acted during 1874–1910 as the FMS representative in Omaruru in Hereroland.
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The first missionaries of the Finnish Missionary Society arrived in Omandongo on 9 July, 1870 from Otjimbingwe in the Hereroland via Omaruru.
Omaruru is the only Namibian town not connected to the NamWater pipeline network.
Sebastian Ignatius ǃGobs (born 4 October 1967 in Omaruru, Erongo Region) is a Namibian politician.