Khomas is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. Khomas contains the capital city of Namibia, Windhoek. It has the highest population of any region in Namibia (15%). Whites and coloureds are about 46.7% of population.
Khomas is one of only three regions to have neither shoreline nor a foreign border. It borders the following regions:
The region comprises nine constituencies:
Khomas is important electorally, as nearly 17% of the total votes in th...
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Khomas is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. Khomas contains the capital city of Namibia, Windhoek. It has the highest population of any region in Namibia (15%). Whites and coloureds are about 46.7% of population.
Khomas is one of only three regions to have neither shoreline nor a foreign border. It borders the following regions:
The region comprises nine constituencies:
Khomas is important electorally, as nearly 17% of the total votes in the 2004 election came from this region.
SWAPO won Khomas Region by a wide majority, though with a lower percentage of the total vote than nationally.
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 fertility rate was 4.9 children per woman. 93% lived in urban areas while 7% lived in rural areas, and with an area of 37,007km, the population density was 6.8 persons per km. By age, 11% of the...
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