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Khomas es una de las tres únicas regiones que no tiene costa ni frontera con otro país. Limita con las siguientes regiones: Erongo - oeste. Otjozondjupa - norte. Omaheke - este. Hardap - sur. Distritos electorales. La región comprende diez distritos electorales: Katutura Central. Katutura Este. Khomasdal Norte. Moses Garoeb. Samora Machel.
Khomas is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its name refers to the Khomas Highland, a high plateau landscape that dominates this administrative subdivision. Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure.
De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre. Khomas es una de las catorce regiones de Namibia. Jardines del Parlamento e Iglesia de Cristo en Windhoek. Khomas contiene la ciudad capital de Namibia, Windhoek (que reúne a más del 90 % de la población en su aglomeración).
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Etymology
Theories vary on how the city got its modern name of Windhoek. Most believe it is derived from the Afrikaans words wind (meaning wind) and hoek (meaning corner). Another theory suggests that Captain Jonker Afrikaner named Windhoek after the Winterhoek Mountains at Tulbagh in South Africa, where his ancestors had lived. The first known mention of the name Windhoekwas in a letter from Jonker Afrikaner to Joseph Tindall, dated 12 August 1844.
Early settlement
In 1840 Jonker Afrikaner established an Orlam settlement at Windhoek. He and his followers stayed near one of the main hot springs, located in the present-day Klein Windhoek suburb. He built a stone church that held 500 people; it was also used as a school. Two Rhenish missionaries, Carl Hugo Hahn and Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt, started working there in late 1842. Two years later they were driven out by two Methodist Wesleyans, Richard Haddy and Joseph Tindall. Gardens were laid out and for...
Colonial era
A request by merchants from Lüderitzbucht resulted in the declaration in 1884 of a German protectorate over what was called German South West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika), now Namibia. The borders of the German colony were determined in 1890 and Germany sent a protective corps, the Schutztruppe under Major Curt von François, to maintain order. Von François stationed his garrison at Windhoek, which was strategically situated as a buffer between the warring Nama and Herero peoples.The twelve...
The city is the administrative, commercial, and industrial centre of Namibia. A 1992/93 study estimated that Windhoek provides over half of Namibia's non-agricultural employment, with its national share of employment in utilities being 96%, in transport and communication 94%, finance and business services 82%. Due to its relative size Windhoek is, ...
Road
Windhoek's three main access roads from Rehoboth, Gobabis, and Okahandjaare paved, and are designed to be able to withstand the largest possible flood to be expected in fifty years. Sealed roads can carry traffic moving at 120 km/h (75 mph) and should last for 20 years. In 1928, Kaiserstraße, now Independence Avenue, was the first paved road in Windhoek. Ten years later the next one, Gobabis road, now Sam Nujoma Drive, was also paved. Today, out of approximately 40,000 km (25,000 mi) of Namib...
Air
Windhoek is served by two airports, with the closest one being Eros Airport, located 7 km (4.3 mi) south of the city centre for smaller craft, and the other being Hosea Kutako International Airport, 42 km (26 mi) east of the city. A number of foreign airlines operate to and from Windhoek. Air charters and helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft rentals are also available. Hosea Kutako International Airport handles over 800,000 passengers a year. It has one runway without capacity limitations. The...
Rail
Windhoek is connected by railto: 1. Okahandja(north) 2. Rehoboth(south) 3. Gobabis(east)
Expanding the town area has – apart from financial restrictions – proven to be challenging due to its geographical location. In southern, eastern and western directions, Windhoek is surrounded by rocky, mountainous areas, which make land development costly. The southern side is not suitable for industrial development because of the presence of unde...
Local authority elections
Windhoek is the only self-governed settlement in Khomas Region. It is governed by a multi-party municipal council that has fifteen seats.The council meets monthly; its decisions are taken collectively. SWAPO won the 2015 local authority election and gained twelve seats, by having 37,533 votes. Three opposition parties gained one seat each: The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly DTA, with 4,171 votes, the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) with 1,453 votes, and the Rally fo...
Twin towns and sister cities
Windhoek is twinnedwith:
Windhoek is known as the art capital of Namibia. The National Art Gallery, National Theatre and the National Museum are all located here. Two locations are part of the National Museum, the Alte Feste (historical) showcases a range of colonial items such as wagons and domestic items, while the Owela Museum (scientific; named after Owela, a tradition...
Tertiary institutions
The general institutions of higher education in Windhoek are: 1. University of Namibia(UNAM) 2. Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), until 2015 the Polytechnic of Namibia 3. International University of Management(IUM)
Other institutions
Other recognisable institutions of higher learning: 1. Institute of Information Technology (IIT) 2. College of the Arts(COTA)
Secondary schools
Windhoek has[update] 29 secondary schools and 58 primary schools.Some of the notable schools are:
Max Katjijeko (born 1995) rugby union player for the Tel Aviv HeatKhomas is a region in Namibia. The capital is Windhoek, which is also the national capital of Namibia. There are 10 constituencies: John Pandeni; Katutura Central; Katutura East; Khomasdal North; Moses ǁGaroëb; Samora Machel; Tobias Hainyeko; Windhoek West; Windhoek East; Windhoek Rural; References
Khomasdal 1 (antiguamente, Khomasdal North) es un distrito ( constituency) de la región de Khomas, en Namibia. Según el censo de 2011, tiene una población de 43 921 habitantes. 1 Es parte de la ciudad de Windhoek .
Khomasdal constituency (red) in the Khomas Region (yellow) Khomasdal Constituency (until 2013: Khomasdal North Constituency) is a constituency in Windhoek in the Khomas Region of Namibia. As of December 2019 it had 25,550 registered voters. The constituency consists of parts of the suburbs Khomasdal, Katutura, and Otjomuise.
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