Aranos

Aranos is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, situated in the Nossob River basin in the Kalahari Desert. The town had 5,493 inhabitants in 2023.

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Place details

Locality: Aranos
Region: Hardap Region
Country: Namibia
Population: 4,365
Timezone: Africa/Windhoek

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Aranos
Settlement.native_name: Arahoab (historical)
Settlement.native_name_lang: naq
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Aranos bird eye view.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aranos from bird's eye view (2017)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Namibia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hardap Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Aranos Constituency
Settlement.established_title: Proclaimed a village
Settlement.established_date: 1958
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 5,493
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Namibia
Located in: Hardap Region
Population: 5493
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Aranos bird eye view.jpg

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Aranos is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, situated in the Nossob River basin in the Kalahari Desert. The town had 5,493 inhabitants in 2023.

The main economic activity is farming. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured.

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