Back Khomas Afrikaans إقليم خوماس Arabic منطقه کوماس AZB Кхомас Bulgarian Khomas CEB Khomas German Región de Khomas Spanish Khomasi ringkond Estonian Khomas (eskualdea) Basque منطقه خوماس Persian
Khomas Region | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Khomas Region in Namibia | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Capital | Windhoek |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Laura McLeod-Katjirua[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36,964 km2 (14,272 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Total | 494,605[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.732[4] high · 1st |
| Website | https://www.khomasrc.gov.na/ |
Khomas is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its name refers to the Khomas Highland, a high plateau landscape that dominates this administrative subdivision. Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure. It is located in the central highlands of the country and is bordered by the Erongo region to the west and the northwest and by the Otjozondjupa region to the north. To the east is the Omaheke region, while in the south is the Hardap region. The region is characterized by its hilly countrysize and many valleys. It has well-developed economical, financial, and trade sectors. Khomas Region occupies 4.5% of the land area of Namibia[5] but has the highest population of any of its regions (16.2%). Khomas is one of only three Namibian regions to have neither shoreline nor a foreign border.
- ^ "President announces governors". The Namibian. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
- ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ Kapitako, Alvine (12 November 2010). "ELECTIONS 2010: Khomas Region profile / New Era - Skills Shortage Worries Govt". New Era. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012.