Aranos
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 Aranos
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| Coordinates: 24°08′S 19°07′E / 24.133°S 19.117°ECoordinates: 24°08′S 19°07′E / 24.133°S 19.117°E | |
| Country |
 Namibia
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,683 |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+1) |
| Climate | BWh |
Aranos is a settlement in Hardap Region, Namibia. Since August 2010 it has town status. 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.
Aranos is governed by a town council that currently[update] has seven seats.
In the 2010 local authority election, SWAPO received the most votes with 546. The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance finished in 2nd place with 205 votes, followed by the Rally for Democracy and Progress (186), SWANU (17) and the Congress of Democrats (15).
Aranos is the birthplace of former member of the National Assembly of Namibia Jurie Viljoen and human rights activist Pauline Dempers.
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