Aranos
Arahoab (historical) | |
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Coordinates: 24°08′S 19°07′E / 24.133°S 19.117°E | |
Country | Namibia |
Region | Hardap Region |
Constituency | Aranos Constituency |
Proclaimed a village | 1958 |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,683 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
Climate | BWh |
Website | www |
Aranos is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, situated in the Nossob River basin in the Kalahari Desert.
The main economic activity is farming.[2] The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of 188 millimetres (7.4 in), although in the 2010/2011 rainy season 505 millimetres (19.9 in) were measured.[3]