| 词条 | Khorixas |
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|name =Khorixas |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = |motto = |image_skyline = Khorixas housing.jpg |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = Housing in Khorixas |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Namibia |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Namibia |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Namibia}} |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Kunene Region |subdivision_type2 = Constituency |subdivision_name2 = Khorixas Constituency |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Elizabeth Geises |leader_title1 = Town Council CEO |leader_name1 = Andreas ǀHowoseb |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2011 |population_footnotes = [1] |population_note = |population_total = 6796 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = SAST |utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|20|22|S|14|58|E|region:NA|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = Climate |blank_info = BSh |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}{{Contains Khoekhoe text}} Khorixas is a town of 6,000 inhabitants in southern Kunene Region, Namibia. It was the capital of the Damaraland bantustan before Namibia's independence.[3] It is the administrative capital of Khorixas Constituency. Most of the inhabitants are from the Damara ethnic group. The town is located near to an important deposit of petrified wood and the Twyfelfontein valley, known for its rock art. Economy and infrastructureThe regional hospital and some other regional offices are still located in Khorixas, though the capital of Kunene Region is Opuwo. There are six schools and one branch of University of Namibia (UNAM) in Khorixas, Versteendewoud is the biggest primary school and Cornelius Goreseb High School is the biggest secondary school. Other schools are: Eddie Bowe Primary School, Welwitchia Primary School, Welwitchia Junior Secondary School and Th. F. ǃGaeb Primary School. Khorixas {{As of|April 2015|alt=suffers}} from a lack of economic development and employment opportunities, which leads to frustration and outward migration among many of the town's youth.[4] The unemployment rate in town is estimated to be around 70%. Donkerhoek ({{lang-af|dark corner}}), the town's informal settlement, has neither water nor electricity.[5] Khorixas has a landing strip nine kilometers east of town parallel to the main road C39. The Runway Numbers are 09/27 and elevation is 3320 feet. PoliticsKhorixas is governed by a town council that has seven seats.[6] Due to its location in former Damaraland, the ethnically Damara-based United Democratic Front (UDF) has strong support in the population. Unlike in most other constituencies of Namibia, the ruling SWAPO party had until 2015 never won in Khorixas.[7] Local authority electionsThe 2015 local authority election was won by SWAPO, gaining four seats (1,741 votes) and the majority in the village council. The remaining three seats went to the UDF with 1,345 votes.[8] Mayors
GeographyClimateKhorixas has a semi-arid climate (BSh, according to the Köppen climate classification), with warm to hot summers and mild winters. It borders on a desert climate (BWh). The average annual precipitation is {{convert|233|mm|0|abbr=on}}. {{climate chart|Khorixas|17|29|45 |17|27|64 |16|27|67 |14|26|22 |11|24|4 |9|23|0 |8|22|0 |9|24|0 |11|26|1 |13|28|6 |15|28|14 |16|29|10 |float=right |source=World Climate Guide}} SportThe Robber Chanties, which in August 2010 played in the Northern Stream Division One and sought promotion the Namibia Premier League, are based in Khorixas.[10] Sights
References1. ^{{cite web | title=Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011) | url=http://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dmn58guram30ttun89rdrp1.pdf | work=Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report | publisher=Namibia Statistics Agency | accessdate=24 August 2016 | page=39}} 2. ^ 3. ^[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0710FC3B5A0C748CDDAE0894D1484D81 Khorixas Journal; For Apartheid's Castaways, Heartbreak in Desert] New York Times, July 7, 1989 4. ^Khorixas: A town on a downward spiral The Namibian, 10 August 2009 5. ^{{Cite news|title=Jobs simply scarce in Khorixas|last=Kapitako|first=Alvine|newspaper=New Era|date=24 April 2015|page=6}} 6. ^{{Cite news | title=Know Your Local Authority | publisher=Institute for Public Policy Research | newspaper=Election Watch | year = 2015 | issue=3 | page=4}} 7. ^{{Cite news | title=UDF's mediocrity led to Swapo victory - ǁGaroëb | date=3 December 2015 | newspaper=New Era | url=https://www.newera.com.na/2015/12/03/udfs-mediocrity-led-swapo-victory-garoeb/}} 8. ^{{cite web | title=Local elections results | publisher=Electoral Commission of Namibia | page=4 | url=http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210194328/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0 | dead-url=yes | archive-date=10 December 2015 | date=28 November 2015 }} 9. ^1 {{cite news | url=http://www.namibian.com.na/news-articles/national/full-story/archive/2012/november/article/khorixas-elects-young-mayor/ | archive-url=https://archive.is/20130221054114/http://www.namibian.com.na/news-articles/national/full-story/archive/2012/november/article/khorixas-elects-young-mayor/ | dead-url=yes | archive-date=21 February 2013 | title=Khorixas elects young mayor | last=Miyanicwe | first=Clemans | date=28 November 2012 | newspaper=The Namibian}} 10. ^Chanties cry foul over unwanted whistle blower New Era, 5 August 2010 External links{{Commonscat}}{{Wikivoyage|Khorixas}}{{coord|20|22|S|14|58|E|region:NA_type:city|display=title}} 2 : Populated places in the Kunene Region|Towns in Namibia |
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