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C43 Road (Namibia)
C43 is a secondary route in Namibia that begins in Bergsig, running for 457 kilometres to the Angolan-Namibian border where it terminates at Epupa Falls. Major junctions are with the C41 at Opuwo, the C39at Khorixas Khorixas is a town of 6,000 inhabitants in southern Kunene Region, Namibia. It was the capital of the Damaraland bantustan before Namibia's independence. It is the administrative capital of Khorixas Constituency. Most of the inhabitants are from ..., and the C40 at Palmwag. References {{Highways of Namibia Roads in Namibia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epupa Falls
Epupa Falls (also known as Monte Negro Falls in Angola) is a series of large waterfalls formed by the Cunene River on the border of Angola and Namibia, in the Kaokoland area of the Kunene Region. The river is about wide in this area and drops in a series of waterfalls across a length of , with the greatest single drop being in height. The settlement near the falls is also called Epupa. The name "Epupa" is a Herero word for "foam", in reference to the foam created by the falling water. The Epupa Constituency is named for the falls. Ecology Due to the specialised nature of this steep riparian habitat, the Epupa Falls are the locus of endemism for a number of fish and other aquatic species. Access Despite being difficult to reach (a four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended to reach them from Opuwo), the falls are a major visitor attraction in Namibia because of the largely unspoiled environment, with fig trees, baobabs, makalani palms, and coloured rock walls framing the falls. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunene River
The Cunene (Portuguese spelling) or Kunene (common Namibian spelling) is a river in Southern Africa. It flows from the Angola highlands south to the border with Namibia. It then flows west along the border until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region. It is about long, with a drainage basin in area. Its mean annual discharge is 174 m3/s (6,145 cfs) at its mouth. The Epupa Falls lie on the river. Olushandja Dam dams a tributary of the river, the Etaka, and helps provide the Ruacana Power Station with water. Dam controversies The Namibian government proposed in the late 1990s to build the Epupa Dam, a controversial hydroelectric dam on the Cunene. In 2012 the Governments of Namibia and Angola announced plans to jointly build the Orokawe dam in the Baynes Mountains. According to the indigenous Himba who would have been most affected by the construction of the dam, the dam threatens the local ecosystem and therefore the economic ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opuwo
Opuwo is the capital of the Kunene Region in north-western Namibia. The town is situated about 720 km north-northwest from the capital Windhoek, and has a population of 20,000. It is the commercial hub of the Kunene Region. Economy and infrastructure Opuwo is situated at the intersection of the C41 and C43. There is a small airfield in town, Opuwo Airport. Putuavanga Senior Secondary School in town is among the best government schools in Kunene Region. There is also the ''Opuwo Primary School'' 39 teachers and 1,200 learners. There are the following organizations and offices in the town: Opuwo Police Station, Opuwo District Hospital, Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Civic Affairs / Regional Civic Registration Office / Kunene Region) and Opuwo Department of Works. There is a Christian church. Politics Opuwo is governed by a town council that has seven seats. The 2015 local authority election was narrowly won by the SWAPO party, which gained four seats (1,593 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khorixas
Khorixas is a town of 6,000 inhabitants in southern Kunene Region, Namibia. It was the capital of the Damaraland bantustan before Namibia's independence. It is the administrative capital of Khorixas Constituency. Most of the inhabitants are from the Damara ethnic group. The town is located near to an important deposit of petrified wood and the Twyfelfontein valley, known for its rock art. Khorixas (2018).jpg, Aerial view of Khorixas (2018) Economy and infrastructure Khorixas from a lack of economic development and employment opportunities, which leads to frustration and outward migration among many of the town's youth. The unemployment rate in town is estimated to be around 70%. Donkerhoek ( af, dark corner), the town's informal settlement, has neither water nor electricity. The regional hospital and some other regional offices are still located in Khorixas, though the capital of Kunene Region is Opuwo. Khorixas has a landing strip nine kilometers east of town paral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmwag
Palmwag is a tourism concession on communal land in northern Namibia. It is located in the Kunene region, in northwestern Damaraland, halfway between Swakopmund and the Etosha National Park. It covers an area of 400,000 hectares and has populations of ''Hyphaena petersiana''. Wildlife in Palmwag includes leopards, lions, cheetahs, mountain zebras, Angolan giraffes, springboks, kudu, and African bush elephants. The reserve also has the largest population of south-western black rhinos in Africa; a local organization called Save the Rhino Trust protects them. Palmwag is also a tourist Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism ... attraction. The tourism concession was granted in 1986, ''Palmwag Lodge'' opened in that year. Today there is also the ''Palmwag Rhino Campo'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since then, the Bantu groups, the largest being the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C41 Road (Namibia)
C41 is a secondary route in Namibia that runs from Outapi to Oshakati. The C41 diverges from C46, the direct route between Outapi to Oshakati, to incorporate the villages of Tsandi and Okahao Okahao is a town in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Okahao electoral constituency. It is situated in the Ongandjera tribal area west of Oshakati on the main road MR123 (Outapi — Tsandi — Okahao). It is .... References {{Highways of Namibia Roads in Namibia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C39 Road (Namibia)
C39 is an untarred road in central Namibia. It is 460 kilometres long and connects Torra Bay to Otavi. At Otavi the road connects with the B1 to Tsumeb and Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ... and the B8 to Rundu. Roads in Namibia Kunene Region {{Namibia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C40 Road (Namibia)
C4, C04, C.IV, C-4, or C-04 may refer to: Places * Caldwell 4 or NGC 7023 or Iris Nebula, a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus * Circumferential Road 4 or C-4, an arterial road of Manila, Philippines * Ken-Ō Expressway (includes some sections of Shin-Shōnan Bypass), route C4 in Japan *Omotesandō Station, a Tokyo Metro subway station (station numbers C-04, G-02, H-02) People * C4 (rapper), a rap music producer from Birmingham, England * Clarence Mitchell IV, American radio host and former politician * Chris Turner, sometimes credited as Chris Heiner, a.k.a. "C4", Australian musician, part of Modern Day Poets (MDP) alongside Tim Turner (a.k.a. "DubLT") and Joel Turner Computing *C4 (conference), a Macintosh software developers conference * C4 Engine, a next-generation 3D game engine * C4 model (software), a graphical notation technique for diagramming software architecture * Cx4 chip, an add-on microprocessor chip employed by certain Super NES game cartridges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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