Regions of NamibiaNamibia uses regions as its first-level subnational administrative divisions. Since 2013, it has 14 regions which in turn are subdivided into 121 constituencies. Upon Namibian independence, the pre-existing subdivisions from the South African administration were taken over. Since then, demarcations and numbers of regions and constituencies of Namibia are tabled by delimitation commissions and accepted or declined by the National Assembly.
SWAPOThe South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO ; Afrikaans: Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; German: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). Founded in 1960, it has been the governing party in Namibia since the country achieved independence in 1990.
Mariental, NamibiaMariental is a town in south-central Namibia. It had 18,494 inhabitants in 2023. It is the administrative capital of the Hardap Region in an area which has long been a centre for the Nama people. It lies near the Hardap Dam, the second largest reservoir in Namibia.
StamprietVillage in Hardap Region, NamibiaStampriet Khoekhoe: ǂĀǂamsVillageBird's eye view of western part of StamprietStamprietLocation in NamibiaCoordinates: 24°20′S 18°24′E / 24.333°S 18.400°E / -24.333; 18.400Country NamibiaRegionHardap RegionConstituencyMariental RuralFounded1898Population (2023) • Total3,388Time zoneUTC+2 (South African Standard Time)ClimateBWh Stampriet is a village in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. It had 3,388 inhabitants in 2023.
Hardap DamThe Hardap Dam is a dam close to Mariental in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Built in 1963 while Namibia was under South African occupation, the Hardap Dam had remained the largest dam in the country for more than five decades. After its completion in 2018, the Neckertal Dam near Keetmanshoop has at least 3 times the capacity of the Hardap Dam. The Hardap reservoir dams the Fish River and is home to numerous examples of wildlife of Namibia.Gibeon, NamibiaGibeon (Nama: Khaxa-tsûs) is a village in Gibeon Constituency in the Hardap Region of Namibia. The village had 4,120 inhabitants in 2023.
AranosAranos is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, situated in the Nossob River basin in the Kalahari Desert. The town had 5,493 inhabitants in 2023. The main economic activity is farming. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of 188 millimetres (7.4 in), although in the 2010/2011 rainy season 505 millimetres (19.9 in) were measured.
Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about 85,133,000 square kilometers (32,870,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas (North America and South America) from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia (Africa, Asia, and Europe).
MaltahöheMaltahöhe is a village in southern central Namibia close to the Swartrand escarpment, about 110 km west of Mariental in the Hardap Region. It owns about 17,000 hectares of land and had 3,464 inhabitants in 2023. Maltahöhe is the administrative centre of Daweb Constituency.
KalkrandKalkrand is a village in the Hardap Region of southern central Namibia. It had 1,602 inhabitants in 2023.
Rehoboth, NamibiaThis article contains click symbols from the Khoekhoe language. Without proper , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols.
GochasGochas is a village in the Hardap Region of Namibia. The village had 1,868 inhabitants in 2023.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.