Kalkrand

Kalkrand
Village
Kalkrand
Coordinates: 24°04′S 17°35′E / 24.067°S 17.583°E / -24.067; 17.583Coordinates: 24°04′S 17°35′E / 24.067°S 17.583°E / -24.067; 17.583
Country  Namibia
Time zone UTC+2 (South African Standard Time)
Climate BWh

Kalkrand is a village in the Hardap Region of southern central Namibia. It is situated between Rehoboth and Mariental on the national road B1.[1][2] The village features a petrol station, schools, a police station and a public clinic. The inhabitants mainly live from small livestock and cattle farming.

Politics

Kalkrand is governed by a village council that currently has five seats.[3]

The 2015 local authority election was won by the SWAPO party which gained four seats (399 votes). The remaining seat went to the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) which obtained 121 votes).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sasman, Catherine (16 September 2011). "Kalkrand council mired in controversy". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Kalkrand
  3. ↑ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch (3). Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.
  4. ↑ "Local elections results". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 28 November 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015.


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