Kunene Regions
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Epupa
Opuwo
Outjo
Sesfontein
Kamanjab
Khorixas |
Kunene (also known as Kaokoland)
is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia and home to
the Himba ethnic group. Compared to the rest of Namibia,
it is relatively underdeveloped. This may be due to
the mountainous inaccessible geography and the dryness
that doesn't allow any form of farming. Infrastructure
such as roads hardly exists. Kunene is one of the last
remaining truly "wild" regions of Southern
Africa and boasts a diversity of wildlife including
elephants. The biggest town is Opuwo with a population
of probably less than 5,000.
Its name comes from
the Kunene River in the North that forms the border
to Angola.
Kunene's western edge
is the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. In the north, it
borders Angola's Namibe Province, and in the far eastern
part of its northern edge it borders Cunene Province.
Domestically, it borders the following regions:
- Omusati - northeast, west of Oshana
- Oshana - northeast, between Oshana
and Oshikoto
- Oshikoto - northeast, east of
Oshikoto
- Otjozondjupa - east
- Erongo - south
The region comprises six constituencies: Epupa, Opuwo,
Outjo, Sesfontein, Kamanjab, and Khorixas.
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