Zambezi Region
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HDI (2017) | 0.628[3] medium · 8th |
The Zambezi Region is one of the 14
Politics
The region comprises eight
- Judea Lyaboloma
- Kabbe North
- Kabbe South
- Katima Mulilo Rural
- Katima Mulilo Urban
- Kongola
- Linyanti
- Sibinda
In the
Geography and Climate
The Zambezi Region can be classified as a tropical area, with high temperatures and high rainfall during the December-to-March
In addition to the Zambezi River, the Caprivi Region also holds the
Borders
The Zambezi Region is almost entirely bordered by foreign countries. Its only domestic border is a with the Kavango East Region in the west.
- In the northwest, it borders the Cuando Cubango Province of Angola.
- In the north, it borders the Western Province of Zambia.
- In the south, it borders the North-West District of Botswana.
The Namibia-Zambia-Botswana tripoint lies less than 100 metres from the Zimbabwe border - causing Namibia sometimes erroneously thought to border Zimbabwe.
Flora and fauna
The region is home to 450 animal species, including
Population
Over 90,000 people live in the Zambezi Region of Namibia,
Economy and infrastructure
According to the 2012 Namibia Labour Force Survey, unemployment in the Zambezi Region is 28.0%.[10] Zambezi has 102 schools with a total of 39,808 pupils.[11]
Tourism
Bwabwata National Park is 6,100 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi) and extends for about 180 km (110 mi) from the
The wild and little visited Nkasa Rupara National Park (formerly Mamili National Park) is Namibia's equivalent of the
Mudumu National Park is a vast 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) expanse of dense savannah and mopane woodland with the Kwando River at its western border. The park is home to small populations of
The Namibian Wetland Route, established in 2005, is a local tourism association of businesses along a route from Divundu to Impalila.
History
Until the end of the 19th century, the area was known as Itenge, and it was under the rule of the
During World War I, the Caprivi Strip again came under British rule and was governed as part of Bechuanaland but it received little attention and became known as a lawless frontier. The region became of geopolitical importance during the 1980s when it was used as a jumping off point and re-supply route for South African support for the UNITA movement in Angola.
Caprivi Region became one of Namibia's thirteen regions when the country gained independence in 1990.
Renaming
In August 2013, following a recommendation of the fourth Delimitation Commission for the Electoral Commission of Namibia, the Caprivi Region was renamed the Zambezi Region in a step to eliminate names of colonial administrators from Namibia's maps.[12] Alternative proposals for the region's name had included Iyambezi, Linyandi, Itenge, and others.[13] The name of the Zambezi town of Schuckmannsburg was also changed to Luhonono as part of the same process.
The renaming was not without controversy, however. The group Concerned Caprivians (or Caprivi Concerned Group) released a press statement expressing concern over the name change as well as Delimitation Commission boundary and constituency demarcation changes.[14] Caprivi African National Union (CANU) party secretary general Robert Sililo argued that the renaming was motivated by a desire to dilute Caprivian identity and history.[14] A statement from Concerned Caprivians read, "the name change from Caprivi to Zambezi is destined to destroy our identity and history as a symbol of renaissance, the dilution of political foundations in the identity of CANU party".[15]
References
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- ^ a b "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "New Bukalo village council eyes development". Namibian Sun. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Zambezi (Region, Namibia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Zambezi (Region, Namibia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. pp. 22–23.
- ^ "Lozi". Ethnologue.
- ^ Duddy, Jo Maré (11 April 2013). "Unemployment rate still alarmingly high". The Namibian.
- ^ Miyanicwe, Clemans; Kahiurika, Ndanki (27 November 2013). "School counsellors overstretched". The Namibian. p. 1.
- ^ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014 – via via allafrica.com. Alt URL.
- ^ Mubita, Charles (16 August 2013). "From Caprivi to Zambezi – a historic journey through time". Namibian Sun. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ a b Sankwasa, Faith (29 August 2013). "Zambezi residents to protest name change". Namibian Sun. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ Sanzila, George (30 August 2013). "Namibia: Name Change Demo Flops". New Era. Retrieved 1 September 2013 – via AllAfrica.com.