Karasburg

Karasburg
Karasburg
	toun
	Coat airms
	Karasburg Location in Namibie
	Coordinates: 28°1′S 18°45′E / 28.017°S 18.750°E
Kintra	Namibie
Region	ǁKaras
Constituency	Karasburg Constituency
Govrenment
• Mayor	Ernest Willem Anderson
Population (2011)
• Total	4,401
Time zone	UTC+1 (Wast African Time)

Karasburg is toun^[3] in the Karas Region o soothren Namibie an the destrict caipital o the Karasburg electoral constituency. It lies at the hert o the soothren Namibian sheep farmin industry.

Location[eedit | eedit soorce]

Thare are three main routes that lead intae Karasburg. Frae Grünau in the Wast, Onseepkans in the Sooth an the B3 main road that leads tae the Sooth African border in the East. The toun lies 710 km sooth o Windhoek, 862 km North o Cape Toun an 110 km Wast o the Ariamsvlei border post. Karasburg is the ae relatively lairge toun sooth o Keetmanshoop in Namibie.

Economy[eedit | eedit soorce]

Karasburg's main industry is sheep farmin, but it is an' a' an important truck stap for transport vehicles streamin intae Namibie frae the Sooth African border. The toun supports several massive farms in the aurie. The toun an aa haes its awn airport Karasburg Airport: (IATA:KAS) which is uised mainly for licht aircraft or as an emergency landin strip for lairger planes. Karasburg haes the busiest train station in Soothren Namibie an is an aa the last significant stap afore Upington. Bondels Dam, biggit in 1959, lies 7 km wast o the toun.

Karasburg wis doungradit tae "toun" status in 2010.^[4]

Climate[eedit | eedit soorce]

Karasburg haes an extreme climate maist times o the year wi temperatures risin tae 48 degrees celsius in the rainy saison an droppin tae 2 degrees in the dry saison. Law rainfall is seen in this region, but the rains uisually come in early Januar an leave as late as early Aprile, dependin on the previous saison's naitur.

Wildlife[eedit | eedit soorce]

The Karasburg region hosts a variety o lairge tae smaw gemme, rangin frae Kudu an Springbok tae Duiker, Klipspringer, Steenbok, Jackal an Caracal. The Kudu are abundant amang the 'koppies' an roam free, leaping ower ony fence that mey come in thair wey whauras the Springbok on the ither haund are bound tae single encampments, acause thay lack the suppleness an lenth tae jump ower fences. Caracals are widely huntit doun bi fairmers, acause thay prey on the lambs o sheep. Gemsbuck are an' a' widely scattered athort the region in addition tae Zebra an Red Hartebeest.

See an aa[eedit | eedit soorce]

Railway stations in Namibie

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ DPN recalls new mayor The Namibian, 8 December 2010
↑ "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. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
↑ "Alliance of Mayors and Municipal Leaders on HIV/AIDS in Africa". Archived frae the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
↑ Hartman, Adam (27 August 2010). "Town regrading a 'sad move'". The Namibian. Archived frae the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2010.

Coordinates: 28°01′S 18°45′E / 28.017°S 18.750°E / -28.017; 18.750

[recalls-1] DPN recalls new mayor The Namibian, 8 December 2010

[nsa-2] "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. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.

[3] "Alliance of Mayors and Municipal Leaders on HIV/AIDS in Africa". Archived frae the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2010.

[4] Hartman, Adam (27 August 2010). "Town regrading a 'sad move'". The Namibian. Archived frae the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2010.

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