Kavango Region
| Kavango Region | |
|---|---|
| Former Region | |
 Location of the Kavango Region in Namibia |
|
| Country | Namibia |
| Capital | Rundu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48,742 km2 (18,819 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 222,500 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | South African Standard Time: UTC+1 |
Kavango (before 1998: Okavango) was one of the thirteen Regions of Namibia until it was split into the Kavango East and Kavango West Regions in 2013. Its capital was Rundu.
In the north, Kavango bordered the Cuando Cubango Province of Angola, and in the southeast the North-West District of Botswana. Domestically, it bordered the following regions:
Because of its rather higher rainfall than most other parts of Namibia, this region had agricultural potential for the cultivation of a variety of crops, as well as for organised forestry and agro-forestry, which stimulated furniture making and related industries.
The region was subdivided into nine electoral constituencies: Mpungu, Kahenge, Kapako, Rundu Rural West, Rundu Urban, Rundu Rural East, Mashare, Ndiyona, and Mukwe.
Ambrosius Haingura, a prominent SWAPO organizer during the Namibian War of Independence, served as the region's first Regional Governor from 1993 to 1995.Maurus Nekaro, the Governor of Kavango Region from December 2010, died in office on March 4, 2013.Samuel Mbambo was appointed as Kavango's last Governor in April 2013.
The Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, responsible for recommending on the country's administrative divisions suggested in August 2013 to split the Kavango Region into two. The president Hifikepunye Pohamba enacted the recommendations. As a result, the new Regions of Kavango East and Kavango West have been created.
...
Wikipedia