ǁKaras Region

ǁKaras Region
ǁKaras Region
Region
	Location of the ǁKaras Region in Namibia
	Coordinates: 26°34′S 18°08′E / 26.567°S 18.133°E
Country	Namibia
Capital	Keetmanshoop
Area
• Total	161,514 km2 (62,361 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	77,421
• Density	0.48/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Time zone	South African Standard Time: UTC+2

ǁKaras is a region in Namibia. The capital is Keetmanshoop. It was originally called "Karas Region" until the name was changed in August 2013 to include the "ǁ" symbol.^[3]

Aletta Fredericks became Governor in 2020.^[4]

The Karas mountain range is in the southern part. Fish River Canyon is also in the region.

There are 7 constituencies:

Berseba
Karasburg East
Keetmanshoop Rural
Keetmanshoop Urban
ǃNamiǂNûs (formerly Lüderitz Constituency)
Oranjemund
Karasburg West

References

↑ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
↑ "Karas 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
↑ https://allafrica.com/stories/201308090372.html
↑ "Goodbye". Namibian Sun. 10 April 2020. p. 1.

[1] "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.

[Census2011-2] "Karas 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[3] ttps://allafrica.com/stories/201308090372.html

[Goodbye-4] "Goodbye". Namibian Sun. 10 April 2020. p. 1.

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