The population of windhoek in 2020 was 431,000 which is growing continually due to an influx from all over. Windhoek katutura east route planner distance, time and. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. Katutours offers guided tours on bike through the culturally and historically rich township of katutura near windhoek. It is available from gondwana free of charge, or as pdf download. Richard tjiramba street katutura, windhoek, namibia. Africa katutura is located in the region of khomas.
This may seem a bit ironic given namibias history of separate development, but autonomous municipal authority for katutura and khomasdal is not what the colonial administration had in mind when. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of windhoeks black population from the old location, which afterwards was developed into the suburb of hochland park. Peoples bakery katutura windhoek namibia search in africa. It is envisaged that by 2030 namibia will have three class a hospitals instead of one, four class b level 1 and six class b level 2 hospitals. Graphic maps of the area around 22 33 23 s, 17 4 30 e. It is a must for anyone interested in people, history or bicycles. Maphill presents the map of namibia in a wide variety of map types and styles. Community views in katutura and king nehale conservancy, namibia article in development southern africa 275. This page provides an overview of katutura location maps. Low rates guaranteed on all katutura hotels at agoda. Once in katutura we picked up a sampling of local beers, including windhoek lager and windhoek draught.
Namibian institutions and their programmes accredited by the. There are 14 regional councils, corresponding to the 14 regions of namibia. Namibia national teachers union commonwealth of nations. Throughout the years of being a german protectorate, many namibians lost their lives in fight against the colonisers. Katutura, namibia facts and information on katutura. The transfer to the katutura suburb took several years. Namibia belongs to the most sparsely populated countries in the world.
Namibia maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library online. Katutura is a township of windhoek, khomas region, namibia. Property management of the city of windhoek in terms of section 632 of the local authorities act 1992 act no. Find detailed maps for namibia, khomas, katutura central on viamichelin, along with road traffic and weather information, the option to book accommodation and view information on michelin restaurants and michelin green guide listed tourist sites for katutura central. Culture of namibia history, people, women, food, customs. Map of katutura central michelin katutura central map. Prior to its establishment in the 1960s, black people lived in the. It does not quite actually border zimbabwe, but the distance between the two countries is just the width of a 200meterwide riverbed at the closest point namibia demographics. United nations office of the resident coordinator, namibia. In 1962, approximately 7,000 people had been moved, joining the 2,000 people of ovambo descent that already lived there. It is located in central namibia in the khomas highland plateau area, at around 1,700 metres 5,600 ft above sea level, almost exactly at the countrys geographical centre. Samuel maharero, the chief of hereros, declared war on the germans in 1904.
Namibia, officially the republic of namibia, is a country in southern africa named for the namib desert that is bordered by the atlantic ocean, angola, zambia, botswana, and south africa. We drove to katutura with jermaine, jermaines wife diane, and their family friend ziggy for a night of music and conversation. Namibia is divided into 14 regions and subdivided into 121 constituencies. This booklet is intended as a service to the citys customers and potential customers. Combination of globe and rectangular map shows the location of katutura, khomas, namibia.
Also available is the selfdrive guided township tour for those not interested in riding a bicycle the township of katutura owes its existence to namibias colonial past. Richard tjiramba street katutura windhoek, namibia local. Windhoek street map detailed map of windhoek mapstudio. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page. Katutura otjiherero for the place where people do not want to live is a township of windhoek, khomas region, namibia. Namibia botswana caprivi strip 50 caprivi strip angola otjihende steirandberge kaokaland 20. The old location uprising is the reason for the declaration of december 10, human rights day, as a namibian national holiday.
Army map service series 2201, windhoek sheet, 1970. This map should not be used for lifting coordinates by measuring from the grid lines, as the large scale and type of projection does not permit accuracy sufficient for road navigation. Katutura state hospital is a hospital in katutura, a. Feb 18, 2014 english map on namibia about health and epidemic. This map features fascinating experiences plus recommended accommodation.
Katutura katutura is a township of windhoek, khomas region, namibia. The last digit has been omitted on this map as being unecessary. With 3 listings in katutura, our handy katutura map search and great low prices, its easy to book the perfect guesthouse holiday accommodation for your katutura visit. They are subject to change without notice and such changes will be periodically inserted herein. From the parliament gardens to lovers hill, windhoek has plenty of attractions to offer its visitors. The best is that maphill lets you look at katutura, khomas, namibia from many different perspectives. Namibian institutions and their programmes accredited by. Bank windhoek katutura windhoek namibia search in africa. This place is situated in khomas, namibia, its geographical coordinates are 22 31 23 south, 17 3 37 east and its original name with diacritics is katutura. Municipality for katutura and khomasdal the namibian. Those who opposed colonial rule preferred namibia, from a namadamara word meaning shield used for the coastal desert, the namib, which long. The windhoek street map includes new road names and covers okuryangava in the north, cinbebasia in the south, goreangab in the west and klein windhoek. The paper block project worcester polytechnic institute.
Windhoek katutura east route planner distance, time. At the same time it is an ordinary road map with all the essential information of the official namibia road map by prof. This may seem a bit ironic given namibia s history of separate development, but autonomous municipal authority for katutura and khomasdal is not what the colonial administration had in mind when. The project is working in kabila, a new and rapidly growing settlement in katutura on the outskirts of namibias capital, windhoek. The four class b level 1 hospitals have been identified as katutura, onandjokwe, rundu. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do. Katutura is a section of another place in the region of khomas in namibia. Katutura state hospital windhoek, namibia hospital. Experience the lively streets of katutura in a new exciting and environmentally friendly way. Guided sightseeing tours of the former township of katutura have been offered in windhoek since the mid1990s. Windhoek, the capital of namibia, was at one stage first occupied by germany and than by south africa. Find detailed maps for namibia, khomas, katutura east on viamichelin, along with road traffic and weather information, the option to book accommodation and view information on michelin restaurants and michelin green guide listed tourist sites for katutura east. Katutura is in khomas and has about 21,200 residents and an elevation of 1630 meters. Mendelsohn and others published atlas of namibia find, read.
Pdf mapping the major catchments of namibia researchgate. Tour the citys most famous landmarks, as well as some of its best kept secrets, on this tour windhoek and katutura, a township that holds tight to tradition and represents the broad diversity of namibian culture. The concert venue was set up at a car wash and we arrived during the opening acts of local singers. Katutura is a township within windhoek that was founded by the then apartheid government of namibia for black people in the 1950s, when the previous township, old location, was. It has been commissioned by and drawn up for expert africa. Reasonable checking has been done to ensure that these tariffs, charges etc. Find any address on the map of katutura east or calculate your itinerary to and from katutura east, find all the tourist attractions and michelin guide restaurants in katutura east. Sam nujoma stadium, built in 2005, is located within katutura. Katutura tour township in windhoek, namibia youtube. It does not quite actually border zimbabwe, but the distance between the two countries is just the width of a 200meterwide riverbed at the closest point. Namibian teachers were divided along ethnic lines into several ethnic teachers associations that dealt. Look at katutura, khomas, namibia from different perspectives.
The district katutura of in khomas is a subburb in namibia a little northwest of windhoek, the countrys capital city. Katutura central is a constituency in the khomas region of namibia, comprising the extensions 25 and 711 of the suburb katutura. As well as the standard mapping, you will find the main points of interest for the city along with their michelin green guide distinction, if your destination is covered, local michelin guide listed restaurants and realtime traffic and weather information. Using gps coordinates in a vehicle within the confines of a road or track requires.
Alcohol is associated with sexual risktaking, leading to increased hiv risk. The value of maphill lies in the possibility to look at the same area from several perspectives. As well as the standard mapping, you will find the main points of interest for the city along with their michelin green guide distinction, if your destination is covered, local michelin guide listed restaurants. Manwu head office katutura windhoek namibia search in africa. Namibia map digital pdf with gps coordinates infomap. To describe alcohol drinking patterns among participants in katutura, namibia, and to evaluate brief versions of the audit against the full audit to determine their effectiveness in detecting harmful drinking. All areas map in windhoek namibia, location of shopping center, railway, hospital and more. Katutura and soweto basically have the same history of apartheid. Map of the rivers used as seeding information for the watershed procedure in idrisi. Baseline sexual behaviors, hiv and alcohol knowledge, and selfperceived hiv risk were examined among men reporting highrisk drinking in katutura, namibia. Katutura east is a constituency in the khomas region of namibia. In 2008 the health ministry confirmed that foreigners were in charge of 32 of namibia s 34 state hospitals, the only exceptions being katutura and windhoek central hospitals.
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