Karas Region : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Karas Region

Settlement type

Region

Country

Namibia

Government

Capital

Keetmanshoop

Governor

Dawid Boois

Geography

Total Area

62334 sq mi (161487 km2)

Demography

Total Population

69985 (2001)

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

South African Standard Time: UTC+1 (UTC)

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The Karas Region is the southernmost region of Namibia. The name assigned to the region reflects the prominence of the Karas mountain range in its southern part. The Karas region is considered as a natural organic administrative and economic unit and includes the magisterial districts of Keetmanshoop, Karasburg, Bethanie and Lüderitz.

Karas' western border is the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Its location in Namibia's south means that it shares a long border in the south and east with the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders only the Hardap Region, to the north.

Karas is subdivided into six electoral constituencies:

# Berseba

# Karasburg

# Keetmanshoop Rural

# Keetmanshoop Urban

# Lüderitz

# Oranjemund