Khomas Region
Khomas is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. It contains the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure. It has well-developed economical, financial, and trade sectors. Khomas Region occupies 4.5% of the land area of Namibia but has the highest population of any of its regions (15%). Whites and coloureds are about 46.7% of population.
Khomas is one of only three regions to have neither shoreline nor a foreign border. It borders the following regions:
- Erongo - west
- Otjozondjupa - north
- Omaheke - east
- Hardap - south
Read more about Khomas Region: Politics, Demographics
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