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Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC), a slum area of Swakopmund The Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) is an informal settlement in Swakopmund , Erongo Region , Namibia . [ 1 ] It was founded in 2001 as a temporary resettlement community for people waiting for subsidized housing in the city and was built mostly of reclaimed garbage from ...
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 ...
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.
ǁHoabes was re-elected mayor of Swakopmund in May 2007 but was out of office by 2008. [5] [6] ǁHoabes was president of Association of Local Authorities of Namibia in 2009. [7] [8] She stood for a seat as councillor representing the SWAPO party in 2010, she was successful and was re-elected mayor by the council on 2 December 2010.
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.
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.
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.