KHORIXAS CONSTITUENCY

In the Southern part of Kunene Region, Khorixas Constituency sits on 21 328 square kilometres of land with a population of just over 12 500. The name Khorixas was derived from the Khori tree which can only be found in Khorixas. Tourist sites such as the World Heritage Site, the Petrified Forest and the Buried Mountain are all found in this constituency. Potential for growth lies in industrial development and tourism.

Fransfontein Settlement

The early history of Fransfontein dates back to the 1870s but Fransfontein was first settled in permanently from 1880. Fransfontein Settlement area celebrated in 2015. The settlement area has a township boundary covering 244,566 hectares. The 2011 National Housing and Population Census estimated the total population at 533, with 304 females and 249 males.

The Fransfontein Settlement area was proclaimed and declared through the government gazette by the Government of the Republic of Namibia in 2007. Settlement areas need to be developed in order to ease the burden of migration of people from settlement areas to towns in search of jobs and greener pastures.