List of villages and settlements in Namibia

Villages and settlements in Namibia are distinguished by the status the Government of Namibia has vested in them: Places in Namibia that are governed by a village council are villages, they are the smallest entities of local government. All other places except cities and towns are not self-governed, they are called settlements.^[1]

Villages[edit]

As of 2015^[update] Namibia has 18 villages, each of them governed by a village council of up to five seats. Village councils are elected locally and have the authority to set up facilities like water, sewerage and cemeteries without the approval of the Minister of Urban and Rural Development. They may also declare streets and public places, collect fees for the services they provide, and buy immovable property without asking for explicit approval. The eighteen villages are:^[2]

Villages in Namibia
Village	Region	Population^[3]	Notes
Aroab	ǁKaras	1,660	^[4]
Berseba	ǁKaras	784	^[5]^[6]
Bethanie	ǁKaras	1,748	^[7]
Koës	ǁKaras	1,530
Tses	ǁKaras	1,365	^[5]
Gibeon	Hardap	2,631
Gochas	Hardap	1,163
Kalkrand	Hardap	1,238	^[8]
Stampriet	Hardap	1,947
Maltahöhe	Hardap	2,379	^[9]
Divundu	Kavango East	746
Kamanjab	Kunene	1,795
Okongo	Ohangwena	2,236
Leonardville	Omaheke	1,191
Witvlei	Omaheke	1,768
Otjinene	Omaheke	2,102	^[10]^[11]
Tsandi	Omusati	891
Bukalo	Zambezi	600	^[12]

Settlements[edit]

Settlements in Namibia are non self-governed populated places. While they may have a dedicated person responsible for their administration, this person is not elected but an employee of the respective regional administration. Some of the settlements in Namibia per Region are:

Kunene Region[edit]

Omusati Region[edit]

Oshana Region[edit]

Onamutai
Ohambungu
Ompundja
Omeege
Eefa
Omangela

Eheke, administrative centre of the Ondangwa Rural constituency.^[18]
Ekuku
Oikango^[19]
Okamule^[20]
Omagongati^[21]
Omashekediva^[22]
Oniimwandi^[23]
Otshaandja

Ohangwena Region[edit]

Edundja
Ekango Lomuve
Epinga
Epuku
Etomba
Okongo
Oshikango
Odibo, archdeaconry in northern Namibia^[24]
Onghala
Okanghudi
Okatana, administrative centre of Okatana Constituency
Okauva
Omungwelume^[25]
Omutwewomunu, administrative centre of Oshikunde Constituency^[26]
Onamunhama
Onandova
Ondeihaluka
Ondeikela
Ondobe Yomunghudi
Onekwaya West
Ongha
Oshakati
Oshandi
Oshindobe

Oshikoto Region[edit]

Iihongo
King Kauluma Village
Okambonde
Okoloti, administrative centre of Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency^[26]
Olukonda^[27]
Omakango, Okankolo constituency^[28]
Omhuuda^[28]
Omunduta^[28]
Omutwewomedi^[28]
Onamungundo^[29]
Onayena, district capital of the Onayena Constituency
Oniiwe
Onkumbula^[28]
Oshigambo
Oshivelo
Tsintsabis
Uuyoka

Amilema

Erongo Region[edit]

Otjozondjupa Region[edit]

Omaheke Region[edit]

Khomas Region[edit]

Hardap Region[edit]

ǁKaras Region[edit]

Ariamsvlei^[36]
Asab
Aus^[36]
Aussenkehr - in the process of gaining town status^[4]
Blouwes, north-east of Keetmanshoop^[45]
Grünau^[36]
Helmeringhausen
Kosis
Narubis
Noordoewer
Rosh Pinah^[46]
Seeheim
Snyfontein^[47]
Warmbad^[36]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b Hartman, Adam (27 Aug 2010). "Town regrading a 'sad move'". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17.
^ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch. No. 3. Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.
^ "Namibia: Regions, Towns, Villages & Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
^ ^a ^b Sasman, Catherine (10 November 2010). "Karas profile". New Era. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Karas Region Namibia, Kara's People". Karas Regional Council. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ Karools, Jihad (14 July 2010). "Former Karas Governor accused of favouritism". Namibian Sun. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
^ Tonchi, Lindeke & Grotpeter 2012, p. 40.
^ Sasman, Catherine (16 September 2011). "Kalkrand council mired in controversy". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
^ Sasman, Catherine (22 December 2011). "Maltahöhe in face-change exercise". The Namibian.
^ "Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)" (PDF). Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^ Smit, Nico (20 September 2011). "More settlements coming". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
^ "New Bukalo village council eyes development". Namibian Sun. 28 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "More pupils expected at Otjomuru". The Namibian. 22 August 2016.
^ "Ovinjange villagers eulogise Kenatjironga Muharukua". New Era. 17 September 2015.
^ Terblanché, Niël (24 January 2007). "Nog sewe sterf op paaie" [Another seven die on the roads]. Die Republikein (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Shivute, Oswald (24 August 2000). "New Clinic for Onawa". The Namibian. via allafrica.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
^ Shivute, Oswald (20 December 2012). "Untreated water from wells only source for Omusati villagers". The Namibian. p. 5.
^ "Eheke". Oshana Regional Council. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ Shivute, Oswald (5 July 2011). "Police officer hit, killed at roadblock". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
^ Shigwedha, Absalom (8 January 2008). "Okamule village switched on". The Namibian.
^ Shivute, Oswald (19 September 2005). "Ipangelwa and son laid to rest". The Namibian.
^ "Noorde-kiesers nie haastig nie" [Northern voters not in hurry]. Die Republikein (in Afrikaans). 30 November 2004. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
^ Haidula, Tuyeimo (14 September 2018). "Ankama wants mass grave recognised". The Namibian. p. 3.
^ "Archdeaconry of Odibo". Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Settlements - GRN Portal". Archived from the original on 2018-07-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
^ "Olukonda National Monument". NamibWeb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Itamalo, Marx (31 May 2017). "N$50m police station for Onkumbula". The Namibian. p. 6.
^ "Omagongo Festival promotes unity – Geingob". New Era. 9 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b Andara Archived 2016-01-21 at the Wayback Machine RCChurch.na
^ Labersweiler, Sabine (7 February 2011). "Kapelle in Mile 30 eingeweiht" [Chapel consecrated at Mile 30] (in German). Evangelical Lutheran Provost Brunswick. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
^ Mwengo, Elisabeth (5 August 2021). "'Queen May' makes her village proud". The Namibian. p. 1.
^ Tashaya, Clemence (5 July 2011). "Mafwe prepares to celebrate their annual "Lusata" cultural festival". New Era.
^ Inambao, Chrispin (17 November 2010). "Voter wants clean water". New Era. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
^ Tjituka, Martin (19 April 2013). "Can a water project restore a marriage?". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Settlement Areas". Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Republic of Namibia. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ de Klerk, Eveline (25 January 2013). "Rural community wants police station". New Era.
^ Springer, Marc (1 July 2010). "Wlotzkasbaken: Eine rustikale Feriensiedlung mit besonderem Charme" [Wlotzkasbaken: A rustic holiday settlement with special flair]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
^ "Kalkfeld business park under construction". The Namibian. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ "Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia". Mineralogy Database. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ Tomanga, Gustaf (2 March 2005). "The Folk of Aminuis - A Forgotten People?". New Era. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Keine sichtbaren Zeichen von Hunger" [No visible signs of starvation]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 1 December 2003.
^ ^a ^b "Nguvauva wants Eiseb Block to be declared a constituency". New Era. 17 November 2015.
^ "Einigung erzielt auf Baumgartsbrunn" [Agreement Reached at Baumgartsbrunn]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 2 June 2009.
^ Hamutenya, Matheus (13 February 2017). "Blouwes' unemployed youth throw in the towel". New Era.
^ Shiku, Paulus (2 October 2012). "Lack of Business space at Rosh Pinah". The Namibian. p. 9.
^ Cloete, Luqman (17 May 2017). "Snyfontein residents strive for self-sufficiency". The Namibian. p. 7.

Literature[edit]

Tonchi, Victor L; Lindeke, William A; Grotpeter, John J (2012). Historical Dictionary of Namibia. Historical Dictionaries of Africa, African historical dictionaries (2 ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810879904.