Khomas is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia . Its name refers to the Khomas Highland, a high plateau landscape that dominates this administrative subdivision. Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure. It is located in the central highlands of the country and is bordered by the Erongo region to the west and the northwest and by the Otjozondjupa region to the north. To the east is the Omaheke region , while in the south is the Hardap region . The region is characterized by its hilly countrysize and many valleys. It has well-developed economical, financial, and trade sectors. Khomas Region occupies 4.5% of the land area of Namibia but has the highest population of any of its regions (16.2%). Khomas is one of only three Namibian regions to have neither shoreline nor a foreign border.
17-476: Windhoek West Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Khomas Region of Namibia . It contains the affluent suburbs of Hochland Park , Pioneers Park , Academia , Cimbebasia , Rocky Crest , Windhoek North and Windhoek West . It had a population of 53,438 in 2011, up from 42,201 in 2001. As of 2020, it has 33,556 registered voters. The first councillor of this constituency was Henk Mudge of
34-592: A by-election was held in November which was won overwhelmingly by Georg Trepper of SWAPO. Trepper was reelected in the 2015 regional election with 3,781 of the 5,477 votes, followed by Sophia Panizza (DTA, 1,175 votes) and Maureen Dunn of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 521 votes. In the 2020 regional election the SWAPO candidate won narrowly. Emma Muteka obtained 3,250 votes, followed by Jacobus Visagie of
51-458: A majority in the coastal city of Swakopmund . Other coastal cities, such as Walvis Bay and Lüderitz , also have large White communities. In general, most of Namibia south of Windhoek has a high proportion of Whites, while central Namibia has a high concentration of Blacks. Apart from Windhoek, coastal areas and Southern Namibia, there are large White communities in Otjiwarongo and towns in
68-414: A minority being native-born German Namibians (descended from Germans who colonised Namibia in the late-nineteenth century). There are also some Portuguese and English immigrants. 53,773 Namibians identified as White in the 2023 census. The vast majority of White Namibians live in major cities and towns in central or southern Namibia. Windhoek has by far the largest White population, and Whites are
85-488: A total of 73,302 pupils. According to the Namibia 2001 Population and Housing Census, Khomas had a population of 250,262 (123,613 females and 126,648 males or 102 males for every 100 females) growing at an annual rate of 4%. The fertility rate was 4.9 children per woman. 93% lived in urban areas while 7% lived in rural areas, and with an area of 37,007 km , the population density was 6.8 persons per km . By age, 11% of
102-588: Is Laura McLeod-Katjirua . The region comprises ten constituencies : Khomas region and the capital Windhoek was until 2020 dominated by the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election for the National Assembly of Namibia , SWAPO won all ten constituencies. In the 2015 regional elections , SWAPO obtained 81% of the total votes ( 2010 : 78%) and again won in all ten constituencies. In
119-671: The 2020 regional election SWAPO obtained 38% of the total votes. It was still the strongest party but lost Windhoek Rural to the Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018), Windhoek East to the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, also a new party formed in August 2020), and Katutura Central to the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM). Khomas has 100 schools with
136-646: The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA). In 2003 Sophia Shaningwa of the SWAPO Party won the seat in a by-election triggered by Mudge's resignation from the National Council . She served for the remainder of the term. Shaningwa was reelected in the 2004 regional election , gaining 3,408 of the 6,196 votes cast. In 2010 Shikwetepo Haindongo (SWAPO) took over as councillor of Windhoek West. When Haindongo died in August 2014
153-486: The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 3,247 votes. 22°35′18.59″S 17°3′46.07″E / 22.5884972°S 17.0627972°E / -22.5884972; 17.0627972 Khomas Region Khomas is important electorally, as it is by far the most populous of the Namibian regions. As of 2020 , it has 264,905 registered voters. The governor of Khomas Region
170-602: The Otavi Triangle , such as Tsumeb and Grootfontein . The 1981 census of the Republic of South Africa reported a White population of 76,430 in Namibia (71% Afrikaners and 17% German-speaking). The first European to land in Namibia was Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão . Portuguese mariner and explorer Bartolomeu Dias reached Namibia in 1487. Europeans had no interest in Namibia until the 19th century because there
187-652: The 2012 Namibia Labour Force Survey, unemployment in the Khomas Region stood at 26.5%. The two studies are methodologically not comparable. Among households, 98% had safe water , 20% no toilet facility, 69% electricity for lighting, 83% access to radio , and 9% had wood or charcoal for cooking. In terms of households' main sources of income, 1% derived it from farming, 74% from wages and salaries, 7% cash remittances, 11% from business or non-farming, and 4% from pension. For every 1000 live births there were 53 female infant deaths and 54 male. The life expectancy at birth
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#1732798395304204-636: The ages of 6-15 were attending school, and of those 15 years and older, 76% had left school, 12% were currently at school, and 8% had never attended. Households in Khomas earn by far the highest average annual income at N$ 47,407, well more than the national average of N$ 17,198. There is very limited subsistence farming in the region, with only 0.4 percent of the population engaged in farming, 0.3 percent of households are rearing animals, and 0.1 percent are earning income from cash cropping. Windhoek accommodates most of Namibia's light industry and manufacturing. Some of
221-420: The most important are meat processing, bottling and canning, beer brewing, plastics, and refrigeration. The city is also Namibia's educational, commercial, and tourism capital. In 2001 the employment rate for the labor force (46% of those 15+) was 71% employed and 29% unemployed. For those 15+ years old and not in the labor force (50%), 55% were students, 25% homemakers, and 20% retired, too old, etc. According to
238-401: The population of this region. The most commonly spoken languages at home were Oshiwambo (37% of households), Afrikaans (24%), Nama / Damara (13%), and Otjiherero (9%). Other languages found in Khomas are English, German, and a smattering of other Namibian language groups. For those 15 years and older, the literacy rate was 94%. In terms of education, 87% of girls and 86% of boys between
255-508: The population was under 5 years old, 18% between 5–14 years, 67% between 15–59 years, and 4% 60 years and older. The population was divided into 58,580 households, with an average size of 4.2 persons. 36% of households had a female head of house, while 64% had a male. For those 15 years and older, 61% had never married, 24% married with certificate, 3% married traditionally, 7% married consensually, 2% were divorced or separated, and 2% were widowed. White Namibians and Coloureds form one third of
272-712: Was 56 years for females and 54 for males. Among children younger than 15, 5% had lost a mother, 10% a father, and 1% were orphaned by both parents. 4% of the entire population had a disability, of which 22% were deaf, 44% blind, 11% had a speech disability, 9% hand disability, 15% leg disability, and 4% mental disability. 22°48′S 17°00′E / 22.800°S 17.000°E / -22.800; 17.000 White Namibians White Namibians ( German : Weiße Namibier or Europäische Namibier ) are people of European descent settled in Namibia . The majority of White Namibians are Dutch -descended Afrikaners (locally born or of White South African descent), with
289-464: Was a desert along the country’s coast. The genocide perpetrated by German people against the Ovaherero people and Nama peoples in Namibia between 1904 and 1908 marked the first such atrocity of the 20th century. During its colonial administration, Germany systematically dispossessed the Namibian populace, subjected them to racial oppression, and stripped them of their fundamental rights. To this day,
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