Henties Bay
| local community Henties Bay Hentiesbaai ( afr ) Hentiesbucht ( de ) |
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| motto | Progress through unity (progress through unity) |
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Population Area Population Density |
4720 (2011 census) 133.5 km² 35.3 inhabitants / km² |
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State Region Constituency |
Namibia Erongo Arandis |
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| Establishment date |
1929 1992 as a city |
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License plate phone code |
P 64 |
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| Website | www.hentiesbay.org | ||
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Political data
Mayor : Aila Haufiku ( SWAPO ) Chief Executive Officer : Michael Skini ( UDF ) Last election: 2015 Next election: 2020 City administration address: |
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Geographical data
Geographical coordinates : 22 ° 07.05 S; 14 ° 16.36 E Height : 7 m |
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Henties Bay (also sometimes still German Henties Bay and Afrikaans Hentiesbaai ) is on the Atlantic Ocean located municipality in the constituency Arandis in the region Erongo in Namibia . It is located on the main C34 road about 70 kilometers north of Swakopmund .
Originally a pure holiday resort within the West Coast National Recreation Area , the city has developed into a popular place to live. Today, Henties Bay has 4,720 permanent residents in an area of 133.5 square kilometers , including approximately 500 squatters ; the population growth is high. Around Christmas and New Year's seasons, the population can at least triple.
history
The place was created in the 1950s from a collection of wooden shacks at the southern end of the mouth of the Omaruru (which is why the place is also known as Omarurumund ); this was built by a Major Henty van der Merwe , who came here every year to indulge his passion for fishing. Little by little, word got around and the wooden shack at Hentys Bay gradually became the present-day location via a campsite, which now has everything that a Namibian town needs in addition to a lighthouse . The water supply takes place via the Omaruru Delta Dam .
Since 1997, Henties Bay has had Part 2 parish status .
development
At the end of 2008, investments in the infrastructure of N $ 14.5 million were announced and numerous new development areas were designated. Among other things, a new fully green desert golf course and a golf estate are being built.
Local politics
The following official final result was determined in the 2015 local elections .
| Political party | be right | Share of votes | Seats |
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| SWAPO | 702 | 45.2% | 3 |
| UDF | 357 | 22.9% | 2 |
| Civics (Henties Bay Residents Association) | 266 | 17.1% | 1 |
| DTA | 129 | 8.3% | 1 |
| RP | 79 | 5.1% | 0 |
| RDP | 20th | 1.3% | 0 |
| All in all | 1553 | 100% | 7th |
Web links
- Henties Bay Tourism (official website )
- "Henties Bay Golf Village" development project (English)
- Marine and Coastal Research Center SANUMARC of the University of Namibia (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 Population and Housing Census, Erongo Regional Tables based on the 4th Delimitation. Namibia Statistics Agency, 2014, p. 41/42 ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Namibia 2011 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results. Namibia Statistics Agency, April 2012, accessed May 9, 2012
- ↑ a b The beach community of Henties Bay is growing . Allgemeine Zeitung, December 29, 2008
- ↑ Henties Bay on the rise
- ↑ Development Projects , Municipality of Henties Bay ( Memento April 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 1, 2011
- ↑ Local Authorities 2015. The Namibian, December 4, 2015, pp. 6ff
Coordinates: 22 ° 7 ′ S , 14 ° 17 ′ E