# Aranos

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Town in Hardap Region, Namibia

Aranos Arahoab (historical) Town Aranos from bird's eye view (2017) Aranos Coordinates: 24°08′S 19°07′E / 24.133°S 19.117°E / -24.133; 19.117 Country Namibia Region Hardap Region Constituency Aranos Constituency Proclaimed a village 1958 Population (2023)[1] • Total 5,493 Time zone UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) Climate BWh Website www.aranostc.org/home.html

**Aranos** is a town in the [Hardap Region](/source/Hardap_Region) of central [Namibia](/source/Namibia), situated in the [Nossob River](/source/Nossob_River) basin in the [Kalahari Desert](/source/Kalahari_Desert). The town had 5,493 inhabitants in 2023.

The main economic activity is farming.[2] The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of 188 millimetres (7.4 in), although in the 2010/2011 rainy season 505 millimetres (19.9 in) were measured.[3]

## History

The original name of the settlement was **Arahoab**, [Khoekhoe](/source/Khoekhoe_language) for *red area*. During the [Herero Wars](/source/Herero_Wars), *[Schutztruppe](/source/Schutztruppe)* units of [Imperial Germany](/source/German_Empire)'s colonial forces were stationed here since March 1908. The volume of postal services to the military led to the opening of a post office in that year. After the war, in 1911, the military office was closed again.[4] Postal services, however, continued until the Germans lost control of the colony in 1915.[5]

To avoid confusion with the village of [Aroab](/source/Aroab) further south, Arahoab was renamed Aranos in the 1960s. Aranos is a [portmanteau](/source/Portmanteau) of **Ara**hoab and **Nos**sob River.[6]

## Politics

Aranos is the administrative centre of [Aranos Constituency](/source/Aranos_Constituency) since 2013. Before that it belonged to the [Mariental Rural](/source/Mariental_Rural) constituency.[7] Aranos was proclaimed a village in 1958.[8] It was governed by a 5-seat village council until it was upgraded to "town" status in 2010.[9] There is now a town council that has seven seats.[10]

In the [2004 local authority elections](/source/Namibian_local_and_regional_elections%2C_2004) [SWAPO](/source/SWAPO) won the town council election with 733 votes and gained three seats. One seat each were obtained by the [Democratic Turnhalle Alliance](/source/Democratic_Turnhalle_Alliance) (DTA, 234 votes) and the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(Namibia)) (RP, 182 votes).[11] SWAPO also won most votes (546) in the [2010 local authority election](/source/Namibian_local_and_regional_elections%2C_2010). The [Democratic Turnhalle Alliance](/source/Democratic_Turnhalle_Alliance) (DTA) finished in 2nd place with 205 votes, followed by the [Rally for Democracy and Progress](/source/Rally_for_Democracy_and_Progress_(Namibia)) (RDP, 186), [SWANU](/source/SWANU) (17) and the [Congress of Democrats](/source/Congress_of_Democrats) (15).[12] SWAPO also won the [2015 election](/source/Namibian_local_and_regional_elections%2C_2015), gaining four seats in the town council (598 votes). The RDP gained two seats (246 votes), and the DTA one (194).[13]

The [2020 local authority election](/source/2020_Namibian_local_and_regional_elections) was won by the newly formed [Landless People's Movement](/source/Landless_People's_Movement_(Namibia)) (LPM) which scored well all over Hardap. LPM gained 745 votes and three seats in the town council, followed by SWAPO with two seats (465 votes), the likewise new [Independent Patriots for Change](/source/Independent_Patriots_for_Change) (IPC) with one seat (283 votes) and the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, the successor of the DTA), also with one seat and 90 votes.[14] The current mayor is Marline Claasen.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## People

Aranos is the birthplace of former [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_of_Namibia) member [Jurie Viljoen](/source/Jurie_Viljoen)[15] and human rights activist [Pauline Dempers](/source/Pauline_Dempers).[16]

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2011 3,683 — 2023 5,493 +3.39% Sources:[17][1]

## Gallery

		- Aranos High School (2017)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nsa2023_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nsa2023_1-1) ["4.5 Population by town and census years (2011 and 2023)"](https://nsa.org.na/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2023-Population-and-Housing-Census-Main-Report-28-Oct-2024.pdf) (PDF). *Namibia 2023 - Population and Housing Census. Main Report*. [Namibia Statistics Agency](/source/Namibia_Statistics_Agency). pp. 33–34. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Our mission and vision"](https://www.aranostc.org/home.html). Aranos Town Council. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Nam2011_3-0)** Menges, Werner (26 May 2011). ["Rainy season was one for the record books"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111215044804/http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/may/article/rainy-season-was-one-for-the-record-books/). *[The Namibian](/source/The_Namibian)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/may/article/rainy-season-was-one-for-the-record-books/) on 15 December 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Albert, Uwe; Beck, Friedhelm (2022). [*Kaiserliche Poststationen in Deutsch-Südwestafrika*](https://www.namibiana.de/namibia-information/literaturauszuege/titel/kaiserliche-poststationen-deutsch-suedwestafrika-uwe-albert-friedhelm-beck.html) [*Imperial Post Stations in German South West Africa*] (in German). Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Sammler deutscher Kolonialpostwertzeichen e.V. p. online excerpt.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Deutsche Kolonien und Auslandspostämpter Stempelkatalog* [*Cancellation Catalogue of the German Colonies and Offices Abroad*] (in German). Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft de Sammler Deutscher Kolonialpostwertzeichen. 2018. p. 120. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-920731-13-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-920731-13-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Raper, P.E. (1989). [*Dictionary of Southern African Place Names*](https://www.namibiana.de/namibia-information/literaturauszuege/titel/kaiserliche-poststationen-deutsch-suedwestafrika-uwe-albert-friedhelm-beck.html). [Jonathan Ball Publishers](/source/Jonathan_Ball_Publishers). p. A. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0947464042](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0947464042).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210427123633/https://www.parliament.na/index.php/archive/category/39-2013?download=1979:5261&start=140). *Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia*. No. 5261. [Government of Namibia](/source/Government_of_Namibia). 9 August 2013. pp. 33f. Archived from [the original](https://www.parliament.na/index.php/archive/category/39-2013?download=1979:5261&start=140) (pdf) on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Information"](https://www.aranostc.org/information.html). Aranos Town Council. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Hartman, Adam (27 Aug 2010). ["Town regrading a 'sad move'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120317023725/http://www.namibian.com.na/news-articles/national/full-story/archive/2010/august/article/town-regrading-a-sad-move/). *[The Namibian](/source/The_Namibian)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.namibian.com.na/news-articles/national/full-story/archive/2010/august/article/town-regrading-a-sad-move/) on 2012-03-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** "Know Your Local Authority". *Election Watch*. No. 3. Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["14 May 2004 Local Authority Elections in Namibia"](https://africanelections.tripod.com/na_2004local.html). African Elections Database. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Local Authority results](http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Local_Authority_-_Hardap-Aranos.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110717180451/http://www.ecn.na/results/2010/Press_Release_Local_Authority_-_Hardap-Aranos.pdf) July 17, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Electoral Commission of Namibia

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Local elections results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151210194328/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0). [Electoral Commission of Namibia](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Namibia). 28 November 2015. p. 2. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0) on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162938/https://www.ecn.na/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Media-Release-on-LA-Results_2020.pdf) (PDF). [Electoral Commission of Namibia](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Namibia). 29 November 2020. p. 2. Archived from [the original](https://www.ecn.na/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Media-Release-on-LA-Results_2020.pdf) (PDF) on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [ELECTIONS 2009: MAG leading senior members](https://web.archive.org/web/20120316095359/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=7285) [New Era](/source/New_Era_(Namibia)), 5 October 2009

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [Pauline Dempers](http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=29) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110611171611/http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=29) 2011-06-11 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Namibia Institute for Democracy

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nsa2011_17-0)** ["4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)"](http://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dmn58guram30ttun89rdrp1.pdf) (PDF). *Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report*. [Namibia Statistics Agency](/source/Namibia_Statistics_Agency). p. 39. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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