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The Hardap Recreation Resort (also known as Hardap Nature Reserve) is a National Park located in southern Namibia. It was proclaimed in 1968 [ 1 ] and measures 252 square kilometres (97 sq mi). Hardap is situated in Hardap Region , about 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of Windhoek and about 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Mariental.
According to the Namibia 2001 Population and Housing Census, Hardap had a population of 68,249 (33,665 females and 34,579 males or 103 males for every 100 females) growing at an annual rate of 0.3%. The fertility rate was 3.6 children per woman. 46% lived in urban areas while 54% lived in rural areas, and with an area of 109,651 km 2 , the ...
The 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 has been the largest dam in the country for more than five decades.
Hardap Recreation Resort surrounds Namibia's largest Hardap Dam, which opened in 1964 as a recreational area. [24] Listed under IUCN Category IV, [ 24 ] as of 2004 the park it covered an area of 252 square kilometres (97 sq mi), of which about 10% formed the lake area.
Naukluft Mountain Zebra Park is a protected reserve of Namibia. It is located south of Gamsberg Nature Reserve, northwest of Hardap Game Reserve and north of Namib-Naukluft National Park. [1] The Naukluft section of the Namib-Naukluft Park was initially created as a sanctuary for the Hartmann's mountain zebra. [2]
Sesriem is a small settlement in the Namib Desert, in the Hardap Region of Namibia, close to the southern end of the Naukluft Mountains. It is especially known because the "Sesriem gate" is the main access point to the Namib-Naukluft National Park for visitors entering the park to visit the nearby tourist attraction of Sossusvlei. [1]
The Hardap Dam, situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Mariental, is the second largest dam in Namibia. It supplies the city with water and controls the flow of the Fish River which flows in a southerly direction past the town. Hardap Dam has a capacity of 320 million cubic metres (420,000,000 cu yd) and a surface area of 25 km 2 (2,500 ha ...
People from Hardap Region (2 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Hardap Region" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.