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REGIONAL PROFILE

Kunene Region is geographically located in the Northwestern part of Namibia and encompasses a range of biomass or landscapes neatly arranged parallel to one another. On the wet is the for-bidding Skeleton Coast. A region  of rocks, fog, shipwrecks and desolation, washed by the waters of the Benguela current, which brings Antarctic cold to desert heat. The region's administrative capital is Opuwo.

The Kunene River in the northern part of the region forms an international boundary with Angola. The Kunene region boarders Omusati region to the east and south east of the Etosha National Park. In the south it boarders Erongo and Otjozondjupa region.

The Kunene region covers an area of 115,293km2 of the total Namibian land. Kunene region is the second largest region after //Kharas region.Kunene region is home to 120,762 inhabitants (Census 2023) representing 4% of the Namibian population. Total number of males is 60 573 and 60 189 females.

 
   Physical Map of Kunene

Kunene region prides itself on being the most ethically and demographically diversified region and as home to Namibia's indigenous ethnic population called the Ovahimba, whose lifestyle, tradition, values and culture have never transitioned to modernity even after centuries of colonialism.

The Kunene region forms part of Namibia's fourteen (14) regions whose Regional Councils are a creature of the statute "Regional Council Act of 1992" (Act No.22 of 1992, as amended). Article 103 of the Namibian Constitution makes provision for the establishment of Regional Councils as the highest governing authority in their respective regions.

The role of the Regional Council is to plan and development the region in order to improve the standard of living of its inhabitants. Kunene is re relatively under-developed, but with the potential for agriculture, tourism, mining and logistical development.

Kunene region prides itself on being the most ethically and demographically diversified region and as home to Namibia's indigenous ethnic population called the Ovahimba, whose lifestyle, tradition, values and culture have never transitioned to modernity even after centuries of colonialism.

The development profile was compiled as part of the National Government's strategy to develop and communicate systematic guidelines to decision and policy makers, serve as a source of information to the donor community, civil society and potential investors and assist and inform the budget allocation for implementation of regional development programmes and projects.