List of villages and settlements in Namibia

Villages and settlements in Namibia are distinguished by the status the Government of Namibia has vested in them: Places in Namibia that are governed by a village council are villages, they are the smallest entities of local government. All other places except cities and towns are not self-governed, they are called settlements.

Villages Namibia has 18 villages, each of them governed by a village council of up to five seats. Village councils are elected locally and have the authority to set up facilities like water, sewerage and cemeteries without the approval of the Minister of Urban and Rural Development. They may also declare streets and public places, collect fees for the services they provide, and buy immovable property without asking for explicit approval. The eighteen villages are:

Villages in Namibia Village Region Population Notes Aroab ǁKaras 1,660 Berseba ǁKaras 784 Bethanie ǁKaras 1,748 Koës ǁKaras 1,530 Tses ǁKaras 1,365 Gibeon Hardap 2,631 Gochas Hardap 1,163 Kalkrand Hardap 1,238 Stampriet Hardap 1,947 Maltahöhe Hardap 2,379 Divundu Kavango East 746 Kamanjab Kunene 1,795 Okongo Ohangwena 2,236 Leonardville Omaheke 1,191 Witvlei Omaheke 1,768 Otjinene Omaheke 2,102 Tsandi Omusati 891 Bukalo Zambezi 600

Settlements

Settlements in Namibia are non-self-governed populated places. While they may have a dedicated person responsible for their administration, this person is not elected but an employee of the respective regional administration. Some of the settlements in Namibia per Region are:

Kunene Region

Fransfontein Ohamaremba, Epupa Constituency Okangwati, Epupa Constituency Otjomuru, Epupa Constituency Ovinjange Sesfontein

Omusati Region

Anamulenge Elim Nakayale Ogongo Okakundu Okalongo Olupandu Ompakoya Omugulugwombashe Onawa Ongandjera Onhokolo Otindi

Oshana Region

Eheke, administrative centre of the Ondangwa Rural constituency. Ekuku Oikango Okamule Omagongati Omashekediva Oniimwandi Otshaandja

Ohangwena Region

Edundja Ekango Lomuve Epinga Epuku Etomba Okongo Oshikango Odibo, archdeaconry in northern Namibia Okanghudi Okatana, administrative centre of Okatana Constituency Okauva Omungwelume Onamunhama Onandova Ondeihaluka Ondeikela Ondobe Yomunghudi Onekwaya West Ongha Oshakati Oshandi Oshindobe

Oshikoto Region

Iihongo King Kauluma Village Okambonde Olukonda Onamungundo Onayena, district capital of the Onayena Constituency Oniiwe Onkumbula Oshigambo Oshivelo Tsintsabis Uuyoka

Kavango West Region

Bunya Kahenge Mpungu Ncamangoro, administrative centre of Ncamangoro Constituency Rupara Tondoro

Kavango East Region

AndaraAndara RCChurch.na Bagani Diyogha Kaisosi Kangongo Mashare Mile 30, south of Rundu Mupini Ndonga Linena, administrative centre of Ndonga Linena Constituency Nyangana Shinyungwe

Zambezi Region

Chinchimane Ibbu Kabbe Kongola Lisikili Luhonono Nakabolelwa Ngoma Sangwali Sibbinda

Erongo Region

Dolfynstrand Langstrand Okombahe Omatjette Otjimbingwe Uis Utuseb Wlotzkasbaken

Otjozondjupa Region

Abenab Hochfeld Kalkfeld Kombat Okamatapati Osire Tsumkwe Vyf Rand

Omaheke Region

Aminuis Buitepos Donkerbos Drimiopsis Eiseb Epukiro Post 3 Ezorongondo Omitara Onderombapa Ovituua Sonneblom Tallismanus Tsjaka

Khomas Region

Baumgartsbrunn Brakwater Döbra Dordabis Mix camp Neudamm Seeis Solitaire

Hardap Region

Groot Aub Hoachanas Khauxas Klein Aub Uibis Rietoog Schlip

ǁKaras Region

Ariamsvlei Asab Aus Aussenkehr - in the process of gaining town status Blouwes, north-east of Keetmanshoop Grünau Helmeringhausen Kosis Narubis Noordoewer Rosh Pinah Seeheim Snyfontein Warmbad

List of villages and settlements in Namibia

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