Khomas Region
Khomas Region | |
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UTC+2 (CAT) | |
HDI (2018) | 0.732[4] high · 1st |
Website | https://www.khomasrc.gov.na/ |
Khomas is one of the fourteen
Politics
The Governor of Khomas Region is
- John Pandeni
- Katutura Central
- Katutura East
- Khomasdal North
- Moses ǁGaroëb
- Samora Machel
- Tobias Hainyeko
- Windhoek West
- Windhoek East
- Windhoek Rural
Khomas is important electorally, as nearly 17% of the total votes in the 2004 election came from this region. As of 2020[update], it has 264,905 registered voters.[7]
Regional elections
In the
Economy and infrastructure
Khomas has 100 schools with a total of 73,302 pupils.[9]
Demographics
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
The most commonly spoken languages at home were
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 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.[11] 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.[10] According to the 2012 Namibia Labour Force Survey, unemployment in the Khomas Region stood at 26.5%. The two studies are methodologically not comparable.[12]
Among households, 98% had
For every 1000 live births there were 53 female infant deaths and 54 male. The life expectancy at birth 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.[10]
External links
References
- ^ a b "President announces governors". The Namibian. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
- ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ Kapitako, Alvine (12 November 2010). "ELECTIONS 2010: Khomas Region profile / New Era - Skills Shortage Worries Govt". New Era. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012.
- ^ Khomas constituencies Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine at the Electoral Commission of Namibia
- ^ a b c "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ Miyanicwe, Clemans; Kahiurika, Ndanki (27 November 2013). "School counsellors overstretched". The Namibian. p. 1.
- ^ a b c d e "Khomas Region – Census Indicators, 2001". National Planning Commission. 2001. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ a b Tonchi, Victor L., William A. Lindeke, and John J. Grotpeter, "Khomas Region" Historical Dictionary of Namibia. 2nd edition. Toronto: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, p. 211.
- ^ Duddy, Jo Maré (11 April 2013). "Unemployment rate still alarmingly high". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013.