Kunene Region | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): Unity, Development and Progress[1] | |
 Location of the Kunene Region in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′20″S 13°50′26″E / 18.05556°S 13.84056°E | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Capital | Opuwo |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Marius Sheya |
| Area | |
• Total | 115,260 km2 (44,500 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 120,762 |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.576[5] medium · 14th |
| Website | kunenerc |
Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Opuwo, its governor is Marius Sheya. The region's name comes from the Kunene River which forms the northern border with Angola. Besides the capital Opuwo, the region contains the municipality of Outjo, the town Khorixas and the self-governed village Kamanjab. Kunene is home to the Himba people, a subtribe of the Herero, as well as to Damara people and Nama people. As of 2020[update], Kunene had 58,548 registered voters.[6]
Kunene's western edge is the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. In the north, it borders Angola's Namibe Province, and in the far eastern part of its northern edge it borders Cunene Province. Domestically, it borders the following regions:
- Omusati - northeast, west of Oshana
- Oshana - northeast, between Omusati and Oshikoto
- Oshikoto - northeast, east of Oshikoto
- Otjozondjupa - east
- Erongo - south
- ^ Gumbo, Selma (19 June 2018). "Kaujova re-elected as Kunene chairperson". New Era.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
- ^ "Kunene 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.