Kavango
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Regional capital | Rundu | |||
| Biggest town | Rundu | |||
| motto | Progress through Unity and Development | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | NA-OK | |||
| website | www.kavangorc.com.na | |||
| Map of the region | ||||
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| Inhabitants and geography | ||||
| population | 223,352 (2011) | |||
| Population density | 6.74 per km² | |||
| languages | English , OshiWambo , RuKwangali | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 18 ° 27 ′ S , 19 ° 52 ′ E | |||
| surface | 48,463 km² | |||
| The highest point | 1,171 m ( Nawugui Vlei ) | |||
| Politics and administration | ||||
| Ruling party | SWAPO | |||
| Governor / in | Samuel Mbambo | |||
| Distribution of seats in the regional council | SWAPO 9 | |||
| Constituencies | 9 | |||
| Last choice | [[Regional council elections in Namibia {{{Last election}}} | {{{Last election}}}]] | |||
| Next choice | [[Regional council elections in Namibia {{{Next election}}} | {{{Next election}}}]] | |||
Kavango ( Okavango until 1998 ) was one of the 13 regions of Namibia , before it was divided into the two regions of Kavango East and Kavango West on August 8, 2013 .
The region was named after the Kavango ethnic group who lived here . The regional capital is Rundu , the second largest city in Namibia after Windhoek , other cities are Nkurenkuru and Divundu .
geography
Kavango is part of the northern foothills of the Kalahari Basin, a high plateau located about 1000 m above sea level . Just like the entire north of Namibia, Kavango has a higher amount of precipitation, which makes the region significantly greener than central and southern Namibia. The region is largely shaped by the Okavango River and its wide floodplains, in which there are isolated forests and agriculture is also practiced. The river is the lifeline for the region. It forms a natural border between Namibia and the Republic of Angola over the entire northern border and a length of around 400 kilometers .
In the west the region borders on the former Ovamboland (today regions Oshikoto and Ohangwena ), in the south on the region Otjozondjupa , in the southeast on Botswana and in the northeast on the Zambezi region . The south of Kavango is mostly steppe or savannah and is also sparsely populated. Within Kavango are the Khaudom and Mangetti National Park , as well as the western foothills of the Bwabwata National Park (formerly Mahango Wildlife Park).
The constituency of Mukwe is geographically located in the Caprivi Strip .
Politics and administration
List of governors of Kavango:
- Sebastiaan Karupu
- Johannes U Thighuru
The region is divided into the following nine constituencies :
- Kahenge with 29,799 inhabitants
- Kapako with 26,983 inhabitants
- Mashare with 15,688 inhabitants
- Mpungu with 20,787 inhabitants
- Mukwe with 27,690 inhabitants
- Ndiyona with 20,633 inhabitants
- Rundu-Land (west) with 38,281 inhabitants
- Rundu (city) with 20,953 inhabitants
- Rundu-Land (east) with 22,538 inhabitants.
economy
The population lives mainly from retail, fishing and agriculture. Small, local village and street markets ensure a flourishing trade, especially in fish and other foods, throughout the region. Since there is more rain in Kavango than in most parts of Namibia, there is more potential for arable farming, forestry and wood processing than has been used up to now. There is also untapped potential for copper mining at Simanya and oil production at Katwitwi .
Since the expansion of long-distance traffic via the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road , the city of Rundu has taken on the role of a regional trading center and developing tourism provides the traditional handicrafts of wood carvers with an additional source of income.
Web links
- Official website of the Regional Council (English)
- Statistics profile of Kavango 2011; Namibia Statistics Agency, February 2014 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS // Karas Regional Profile. Namibia Statistics Agency, 2011 ( memento of September 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on September 6, 2014
- ↑ Delimitation Commission Underway. Election Watch, IPPR, 2013, Issue 1, p. 2
- ^ Media Briefing at State House by President Pohamba. Namibia Press Agency (Nampa), August 8, 2013
- ↑ http://www.runducity.iway.na/