Hoachanas | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
  Hoachanas Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 23°55′S 18°3′E / 23.917°S 18.050°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Hardap Region |
| Constituency | Mariental Rural Constituency |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
Hoachanas (Khoekhoe: ǃHoaxaǃnâs) is a settlement of 3,000 inhabitants in the Hardap Region of southern central Namibia, located 55 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Kalkrand.[2] It is situated at the junction of the main road C21 from Kalkrand, and C15 from Dordabis to Stampriet and belongs to the Mariental Rural electoral constituency.[1]
Inhabited since at least 1695, Hoachanas is the main settlement of the Khaiǁkhaun (Red Nation), the largest and most important of the subtribes of the Nama people.[3] All chiefs of the Red Nation had their main residence at this settlement. Hoachanas is also the home of Markus Kooper, reverend, educator and anti-apartheid activist.[4]
Hoachanas has a Combined School from Pre- Primary to Grade 11 that is named after the first principal of the school Piet Jan Tsai-Tsaib.[2]
- ^ a b van Rooyen, Andre F (April 2008). "Interim Report on Livestock and Livelihoods: Improving Market Participation on Small-Scale Lifestock Producers" (PDF). International Crop Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ a b Cloete, Luqman (12 April 2005). "Hoachanas salutes cultural heritage". The Namibian.
- ^ Dierks, Klaus (3 December 2004). "The historical role of the Nama nation". Die Republikein. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ Markus Kooper: Death of a Hero New Era via Allafrica.com, 19 December 2005