Aranos

Aranos
Aranos
Coordinates: 24°08′S 19°07′E / 24.133°S 19.117°E / -24.133; 19.117Coordinates: 24°08′S 19°07′E / 24.133°S 19.117°E / -24.133; 19.117
Country  Namibia
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,683
Time zone SAST (UTC+1)
Climate BSh

Aranos is a settlement in Hardap Region, Namibia. Since August 2010 it has town status.[2] The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of 188 millimetres (7.4 in), although in the 2010/2011 rainy season 505 millimetres (19.9 in) were measured.[3]

Politics

Aranos is governed by a town council that currently has seven seats.[4]

In the 2010 local authority election, SWAPO received the most votes with 546. The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance finished in 2nd place with 205 votes, followed by the Rally for Democracy and Progress (186), SWANU (17) and the Congress of Democrats (15).[5]

People

Aranos is the birthplace of former member of the National Assembly of Namibia Jurie Viljoen [6] and human rights activist Pauline Dempers.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)" (PDF). Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 39. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Hartman, Adam (27 Aug 2010). "Town regrading a ‘sad move’". The Namibian.
  3. ↑ Menges, Werner (26 May 2011). "Rainy season was one for the record books". The Namibian.
  4. ↑ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch (3) (Institute for Public Policy Research). 2015. p. 4.
  5. ↑ Local Authority results Electoral Commission of Namibia
  6. ↑ ELECTIONS 2009: MAG leading senior members New Era, 5 October 2009
  7. ↑ Pauline Dempers Namibia Institute for Democracy


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