The river Khan is an ephemeral river crossing the Erongo region of central Namibia . It is the main tributary of the Swakop River and only occasionally carries surface water during the rainy season from November to February/March. Khan's catchment area including its tributaries Slang and Etiro stretches over 8,400 square kilometres (3,200 sq mi).
15-571: The Khan has its origin near the settlement of Otjisemba, north-west of Okahandja . From there the river course passes westwards to the town of Usakos , and further in a south-western direction through the Namib desert. It has its confluence with the Swakop River 40 km east of Swakopmund . It is a popular tourist attraction due to the proliferation of mammals such as the klipspringer antelope, ostriches and jackals. This article related to
30-663: A river in Namibia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Okahandja Okahandja is a city of 45,159 inhabitants in Otjozondjupa Region , central Namibia , and the district capital of the Okahandja electoral constituency . It is known as the Garden Town of Namibia . It is located 70 km north of Windhoek on the B1 road . It was founded around 1800, by two local groups,
45-690: Is a political party in Namibia . It has been represented in the National Assembly of Namibia and in the National Council of Namibia since it split from the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (now PDM ) prior to the 2004 general and local elections. The party's president is Esther Muinjangue . NUDO was founded by Mburumba Kerina , Clemens Kapuuo , and Hosea Kutako in September 1965 at
60-551: Is estimated to have surpassed 24,000 in 2012. Von Bach Dam is situated outside of Okahandja. It provides the majority of Windhoek 's water. An open-air curio market attracts tourists, and the town serves as the administrative centre for the Herero people . Okahandja Railway Station , situated on the Windhoek — Swakopmund line, was built in 1902 during Imperial Germany's colonial rule of German South West Africa . Today it belongs to
75-626: Is known as Spoilers Sports Club that was founded in 1963 and managed over the years by "Ou Boss" Reinhardt Maletzky. In the 1970s, Okahandja Soccer Club had a competitive football team that won several competitions. In addition, local club Liverpool Okahandja were NFA-Cup winners in 1992 and Namibia Premier League champions in 2002. Other local teams were Magic Tigers, Battle Boys, Teenagers, Golden Arrows. 21°59′S 16°55′E / 21.983°S 16.917°E / -21.983; 16.917 National Unity Democratic Organization The National Unity Democratic Organisation ( NUDO )
90-534: Is today situated in Okahandja. NIED was created after independence as the institute from where a new national system of education was created, replacing the previous racist system of apartheid. Previously the German school Regierungsschule Okahandja was in the city. Okahandja is governed by a municipal council that has seven seats. In the 2010 local authority election in Okahandja, SWAPO won with approximately 62% of
105-512: The Herero and the Nama . Okahandja means the place where two rivers (Okakango and Okamita) flow into each other to form one wide one in Otjiherero . A German pastor, Heinrich Schmelen , became the first European to visit the town in 1827. In 1844, two missionaries were permanently assigned to the town, Heinrich Kleinschmidt and Hugo Hahn . A church dates from this period. A military post
120-577: The Landless People's Movement (LPM, an opposition party formed in 2016, 377 votes), and the UDF (290 votes). Okahandja offers the following sports codes; Soccer, Netball, Basketball, Tennis, Horse Raising, Dancing, Running, Gym, Spin & Drifting, Radio Helicopters... Okahandja United FC competes in the Namibia Premier Football League as of the 2023. The oldest soccer club in town
135-493: The Trans-Namib railway network. In the 1870s Rhenish missionaries established the first school. The Augustineum School was reopened at Okahandja on 9 November 1905; it was later moved to Windhoek . Today Okahandja has six primary schools and two high schools. Namwater Vocational, situated outside the main town, is the only institute of higher education in Okahandja. The National Institute for Educational Development (NIED)
150-560: The DTA and the UDF with 236 and 213 votes, respectively. SWAPO also won the 2020 local authority election but lost its absolute majority in the municipal council. It obtained 1,865 votes and gained three seats. One seat each went to the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, an opposition party formed in August 2020, 654 votes), the local Okahandja Rate Payers' Association (ORPA, 574 votes),
165-557: The DTA until it withdrew in September 2003, accusing the DTA of failing to work for Herero interests. The party then held a congress in January 2004. Esther Utjiua Muinjangue became the party’s first elected female president and the first elected female leader of a Namibian political party when she defeated the Okakarara constituency councillor, Vetaruhe Kandorozu, at the party’s third elective congress, which took place on 25–26 March 2019. At
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#1732848833079180-459: The elective congress, which was held in Windhoek , Peter Kazongominja was elected vice president and Josef Kauandenge was elected secretary-general of the party. Muinjangue defeated the councillor by 240 to 227 votes. In the parliamentary election held on 15 and 16 November 2004, the party won 4.1% of popular votes and three out of 78 seats. Herero Chief Kuaima Riruako , the President of NUDO,
195-489: The suggestion of the Herero Chief’s Council. It was thus, at that time, an organisation that had mainly Herero followers. At the 1975-1977 Turnhalle Constitutional Conference , several ethnically based parties agreed to join the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance to form one joint opposition to SWAPO which at that time had turned the struggle for Namibian independence into a guerrilla war. NUDO remained part of
210-584: The vote. Of the five other parties seeking votes in the election, Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) received approximately 13% of the vote, followed by the United Democratic Front (UDF, 8%), the United People's Movement (UPM, 7%), National Unity Democratic Organization (NUDO, 6%) and Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA, 2%). The 2015 local authority election was again won by SWAPO which gained five seats and 2,572 votes. One seat each went to
225-435: Was established at the initiative of Theodor Leutwein in 1894, and it is this date that is officially recognized as the town's founding. A number of important historic Namibian people are buried in Okahandja, among them Maharero , Jan Jonker Afrikaner , Hosea Kutako and Clemens Kapuuo . The population of Okahandja is growing rapidly. It stood at just over 14,000 as measured by the 2001 Population and Housing Census, and
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