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Kunene Region | |
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| Motto(s): Unity, Development and Progress[1] | |
 Location of the Kunene Region in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′20″S 13°50′26″E / 18.05556°S 13.84056°E | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Capital | Opuwo |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Marius Sheya |
| Area | |
• Total | 115,260 km2 (44,500 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 120,762 |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.576[5] medium · 14th |
| Website | kunenerc |
Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Opuwo, its governor is Marius Sheya. The region's name comes from the Kunene River which forms the northern border with Angola.
- ^ Gumbo, Selma (19 June 2018). "Kaujova re-elected as Kunene chairperson". New Era.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Namibia's Population by Region". Election Watch (1). Institute for Public Policy Research: 3. 2013.
- ^ "Kunene 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.