Kavango West
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Regional capital | Nkurenkuru | |||
| Biggest town | Nkurenkuru | |||
| motto | Heritge, Prosperity, Development (inheritance, prosperity, development) |
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| ISO 3166-2 | NA-KW | |||
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| Inhabitants and geography | ||||
| population | 89,131 (2016) | |||
| Population density | 3.85 per km² | |||
| languages | English , RuKwangali | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 18 ° 13 ′ S , 18 ° 43 ′ E | |||
| surface | 23,166 km² | |||
| The highest point | 1,171 m ( Nawugui Vlei ) | |||
| Politics and administration | ||||
| Ruling party | SWAPO | |||
| Governor / in | Sirkka Ausiku | |||
| Distribution of seats in the regional council | SWAPO 7 | |||
| Constituencies | 7th | |||
| Last choice | 2015 | |||
| Next choice | 2020 | |||
Kavango-West is one of the 14 regions of Namibia . It was created when the Kavango region was divided on August 9, 2013. The region is named after the Kavango ethnic group living here . The regional capital is Nkurenkuru .
Sirkka Ausiku has been the first female governor of the new region since April 26, 2014 .
politics
In the first regional council elections in 2015 in the region, SWAPO emerged as the clear winner. The party won all six seats on the regional council.
Constituencies
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The Kavango-West region is divided into eight constituencies .
There is also (as of December 2015) a local administration in the region, Nkurenkuru .
Web links
- Statistics profile of Kavango 2011; Namibia Statistics Agency, February 2014 (English)
- Statistics profile of Kavango-West; Namibia Statistics Agency, February 2014 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Namibia Inter-censal Demographic Survey 2016 Report. Namibia Statistics Agency, November 21, 2017.
- ↑ President divides into two Kavango. New Era, August 9, 2013 ( memento of August 9, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on August 9, 2013
- ↑ 04/28/2014 morning news. Hitradio Namibia, April 28, 2014 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) accessed on April 28, 2014
- ↑ Official election results of the regional and local elections 2015, ECN, December 4, 2015 ( Memento of December 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 150 kB)