Hardap Region
Hardap is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Mariental. Hardap contains the municipality of Mariental, the towns Rehoboth and Aranos, and the self-governed villages Gibeon, Gochas, Kalkrand, Stampriet and Maltahöhe. It is home to the Hardap Dam.
Hardap Region | |
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Location of the Hardap Region in Namibia | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Capital | Mariental |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Salomon April |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109,781 km2 (42,387 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 79,507 |
| • Density | 0.72/km2 (1.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.665 medium · 5th |
| Website | hardaprc |
Hardap stretches the entire width of Namibia, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Namibia's eastern national border. In the northeast, it borders the Kgalagadi District of Botswana, and in the southeast, it borders the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders the following regions:
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