Kalkrand
Kalkrand
Khoekhoe: ǃHanās | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of Kalkrand (2019) | |
  Kalkrand | |
| Coordinates: 24°04′S 17°35′E / 24.067°S 17.583°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,602 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
| Climate | BWh |
Kalkrand is a village in the Hardap Region of southern central Namibia. It had 1,602 inhabitants in 2023.
Geography
[edit]Kalkrand is situated between Rehoboth and Mariental on the national road B1.[2][3] The village features a petrol station, schools, a police station and a public clinic. The inhabitants mainly live from small livestock and cattle farming.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 2011 | 830 | — |
| 2023 | 1,602 | +5.63% |
| Source:[1] | ||
Politics
[edit]Kalkrand is governed by a village council that has five seats.[4]
The 2015 local authority election was won by the SWAPO party which gained four seats (399 votes). The remaining seat went to the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) which obtained 121 votes).[5] The 2020 local authority election was won by the newly formed Landless People's Movement (LPM) which scored well all over Hardap. LPM gained 312 votes and two seats, followed by SWAPO, also with two seats (234 votes). The likewise new Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) won 97 votes and the remaining village council seat.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "4.5 Population by town and census years (2011 and 2023)" (PDF). Namibia 2023 - Population and Housing Census. Main Report. Namibia Statistics Agency. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Sasman, Catherine (16 September 2011). "Kalkrand council mired in controversy". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Kalkrand". Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch. No. 3. Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.
- ^ "Local elections results". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 28 November 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015.
- ^ "2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 29 November 2020. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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