Grootfontein ( after the nearby
hot springs) is a city of 23,793 inhabitants in the
Otjozondjupa Region of central
Namibia. It is one of the three towns in the Otavi Triangle, situated on the
B8 national road that leads from
Otavi to the
Caprivi Strip. Grootfontein receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured.