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Inhabitants found employment working menial jobs in Swakopmund. [3] By 2019, the Swakopmund municipality had spent over N$200 million on facilities at the DRC. [4] The government food program was supplying families with food packages. [5] The DRC includes a youth development and community centre, a clinic and laboratory, and a hostel for ...
Swakopmund constituency (red) in the Erongo Region. Swakopmund constituency is a constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The constituency had a population of 44,725 in 2011, up from 26,310 in 2001. It covers 196.3 square kilometres (75.8 sq mi) of land. [1] Its district capital is the city of Swakopmund.
Swakopmund is governed by a municipal council that has ten seats. [ 20 ] Namibia's ruling SWAPO party won the 2010 local authority election with 4,496 votes, followed by the local Swakopmund Residents Association (SRA, 1,005 votes), the United Democratic Front (UDF, 916 votes), the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP, 666 votes), and the ...
Walvis Bay, fully incorporated into the Erongo Region in 1994, is the principal home of Namibia's fishing industry. Walvis Bay also boasts the only deep sea port and is the second largest town in the country. Swakopmund and Langstrand are popular beach resorts; Arandis supports mining industry and Swakopmund boasts manufacturing.
In 2003 the DRC was officially declared slum district of Swakopmund by the city administration. Originally Mondesa was a township for the Black people of Swakopmund. It is also the fastest-growing district with an ever-growing population. In 2017 the Swakopmund municipality erected a wall obstructing the view on the township for people entering ...
The municipal sector including tourism and industry used 73 million m 3 (24 percent), while the bulk of water use is for agriculture and livestock. Only 13 million m 3 (4 percent) was used in mining at the time, [ 26 ] although this amount has increased due to the development of mining – in particular uranium mining – after 2000.
Port/Harbour name Region Town name Coordinates Remarks Port of Walvis Bay: Erongo Region: Walvis Bay: Large-sized port and major port of Namibia. [1]Port of Lüderitz
Usakos (English: grab the heel, [2] Otjiherero: Okanduu [3]) is a town on the banks of river Khan, 140 kilometres north-east of Swakopmund in the Erongo Region of Namibia. It is located on the B2 (part of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor), the main road between the Walvis Bay and Johannesburg. The town has 5,094 inhabitants.