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Namibia 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.
Location of Namibia Detailed map of Namibia based on radar Topographic map of Namibia. At 824,292 km 2 (318,261 sq mi), Namibia is the world's thirty-fourth largest country. After Mongolia , Namibia is the second least densely populated country in the world (2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi)).
An enlargeable topographic map of Namibia. Geography of Namibia. Namibia is: a sub-Saharan country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere; Africa. Southern Africa; Time zone: South African Standard Time ; Extreme points of Namibia High: Konigstein 2,606 m (8,550 ft) Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: 3,936 km Angola ...
Notable places in the region include the harbour town of Lüderitz and its fishing and boat-building industry, the diamond areas along the coast—both on- and off shore—with Oranjemund as the main centre, mining enterprises in the southern part of Namibia such as the Haib mine, (Klein Karas area, Rosh Pinah), the Kudu Gas field in the ...
Namibia (/ n ə ˈ m ɪ b i ə / ⓘ, / n æ ˈ-/), [16] [17] officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean.It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south.
Tsumeb therefore also deserves to achieve the status of a geosite. Other locations in Namibia that are of geological significance include traces of Triassic dinosauromorpha at Otjihaenamparero in central Namibia; the Fish River Canyon in southern Namibia is the second largest canyon of the world and is famous for its scenic beauty. [19]
As of 2015 Namibia has thirteen cities, each of them governed by a municipality council that has between 7 and 15 seats. Compared to towns, cities have the authority to set up facilities like public transport, housing schemes, museums, and libraries without the approval of the Minister of Urban and Rural Development.
Namaland comprised an area of 2,156 km 2 (832 sq mi) and was to accommodate the estimated 34,806 southern Namas of the South West African territory. The term Namaland also covers a much broader region of southern Namibia which is the traditional home of the northern Nama or Namaqua people.