P opulation distribution by sex and area in Ka vango East BASIC STATISTIC FOR KAVANGO EAST Percentage Distribution of Households by owning selected assets

Total # of Animal Area Total Female % of Male % of Telephone female male Area House- Car Bicycle Radio Television Drawn mobile Kavango holds cart 136 823 72 936 53% 63 887 47% East Kavango 23050 11,5% 6,3% 62,9% 31,2% 50,5% 1,6% Mukwe 27 690 14 326 52% 13 364 48% East Mashar e 15 688 8 234 52% 7 454 48%

Mashar e 2542 5,1% 5,5% 58,5% 9,2% 37,0% 2,0% Ndiyona 9 551 5 122 54% 4 429 46% Mukwe 4511 4,6% 6,6% 54,1% 15,6% 37,5% 2,6% Ndonga Linena 11 082 6 013 54% 5 069 46% Ndiyona 1627 3,1% 4,7% 58,6% 7,7% 41,7% 0,6% Rundu Urban 63 431 34 286 54% 29 145 46%

Ndonga 1809 5,3% 8,2% 57,9% 15,4% 47,9% 1,7% Rundu Rur al 9 381 4 955 53% 4 426 47% Linena

Rundu 3,8% 5,9% 58,9% 6,6% 38,8% 3,1% Rural 1461

Rundu 19,0% 6,4% 69,5% 51,9% 62,1% 1,0% Urban 11100 Summary of the total Population Distribution in Kavango region year Kavango Kavango East Kavango Region West

Total population 2011 223 352 136 823 86529

Literacy rate for population aged 15years and above by sex in Kavango Regional Council Kavango East, 2011 Census Total Female 2011 118591 72936 45655 FOREWORD

rate population literate liter acy Total male 2011 104761 63887 40874 These statistics are extracted from the detailed Area total female Male total Female male % Kavango results of 2011 Namibia population and housing East 79638 44232 35406 64275 33970 30305 80.7% Economically Activity status of population aged 15years old Census. This statistical information acts as a guid- Mashare 8885 4856 4029 6400 3265 4029 72.0% and above in Kavango East, 2011 Census (79638) Mukwe 16068 8635 7433 12006 6027 59979 74.7% ing tool to the concerned members of the society

Ndiyona 5378 3041 2337 4223 2243 1980 78.5% and the law/policymakers for planning and imple- Ndonga Linena 6392 3691 2701 4913 2677 2236 76.9% Economical active Economical inac- Don’t know & mentation of developmental programmes for the

50924 (64.0%) tive 23007(28.9%) other 5707(7.2%) Rundu 5186 2927 2259 3734 1953 1781 72.0% Kavango East. Rural Rundu 37729 21082 16647 32999 17805 15194 87.5% Urban BACKGROUND OF THE REGION Employed Unemployed 23571(46.3%) 27353(53.7%) The Kavango East is an outcome of the split of Kavango Region into two Regions known as Ka- Retired vango East and Kavango West. In this Report we pensioner Student Home maker Income 695(3.0%) 13988 2597(11.3%) Recipi- are going to look at the Basic statistics in Kavango (60.8%) ent 354 East with reference to the NSA Report for the Unable to work Unable to Old age work (iii) (1.5%) Region of Kavango East (disability) 577 Pensioner 619(2.8%) (2.5%) 4177(18.2% Kavango East has six constituencies (Rundu urban, Rundu Rural, Mashare, Mukwe, Ndiyona and Armed Legislator Senior Professional Clerk 897 Craft and forces officials and Manag- 2634(11.2%) (3.8%) Related Ndonga Linena), in which Rundu Urban is main 1099 ers 432 (1.8% ) trades development Center, with settlement (Divundu (4.7%) Don’t know 5 Work- Plant and machine operators (0.0%) ers 1509 Settlement and Ndiyona settlement) and assemblers 543 (2.3%) Service (6.4%) Work- Elementary T echnician and ers Skilled Agriculture and Fishery occupations associate Profession- 2757 workers 10832(46.0%) 1909(8.1%) als 954 (4.0%) 11.7%) Source of water and income and toilet facilities

Percentage distribution of households by main sources of water Kavango East 2011, census Piped Piped River/

Total # of w ater water Public Borehole with Borehole with Dam/ Well Well area household inside outside pipe tank covered open Tank Stream Canal pr otected unprotected other Kavango East 23050 16,2% 21,7% 23,1% 10,2% 2,9% 22,6% 0,4% 0,8% 1,5% 0,7%

Mashare 2542 4,5% 9,4% 13,7% 29,4% 2,2% 36,7% 0,1% 2,4% 1,4% 0,2%

Mukwe 4511 4,1% 3,7% 13,5% 19,1% 2,6% 56,2% 0,1% 0,3% 0,1% 0,3%

Ndiyona 1627 6,3% 12,7% 11,7% 7,8% 15,4% 34,0% 1,1% 3,8% 7,1% 0,1%

Ndonga Linena 1809 4,9% 11,3% 17,6% 9,7% 8,1% 36,9% 3,2% 0,8% 7,5% 0,1% Rundu Rural 1461 3,1% 9,4% 29,6% 22,3% 0,8% 34,4% 0,1% 0,1% 0,1% 0,0% Rundu urban 11100 28,8% 36,4% 30,8% 1,0% 0,7% 0,2% 0,0% 0,3% 0,5% 1,3%

Percentage distribution of household by main toilet facility, in Kavango East 2011 census

Private Flush Shared flush Private flush shared flush Pit Latrine Covered Pit Latrine Uncovered pit Bucket No toilet other

Total # of Connected to connected to connected to connected to with Venti- without Ventilation latrine without Toilet facility

Area Household Sewer sewer septic/cesspool septic/cesspool lation pipe pipe Ventilation pipe

Kavango East 23050 10,8% 3,8% 1,3% 0,6% 5,9% 3,9% 4,2% 1,8% 67,0% 0,5%

Mashare 2542 1,9% 0,7% 1,8% 0,2% 4,8% 0,8% 0,6% 0,7% 87,5% 1,0% Mukwe 4511 3,3% 1,5% 0,4% 0,2% 3,3% 1,2% 0,5% 2,4% 86,9% 0,6% Ndiyona 1627 1,4% 0,6% 0,6% 0,1% 6,0% 3,0% 7,9% 1,4% 78,7% 0,4% Ndonga Linena 1809 4,0% 2,0% 0,5% 0,6% 5,9% 2,2% 0,9% 2,5% 81,4% 0,2% Rundu Rural 1461 1,0% 0,0% 0,5% 0,0% 6,3% 1,8% 0,5% 1,4% 88,2% 0,3% Rundu urban 11100 19,7% 6,7% 1,9% 1,1% 7,1% 6,5% 7,1% 1,9% 47,4% 0,6%

Percentage Distribution of household by main sourceof income, Kavango East 2011 census

Business Contact Detail Total # of Activity Wage & Old age Cash Remit- Retirement Orphan’s Disability

Area household farming (non farming) salaries Pensioner tance fund Grant grant other

Kavango East 23050 32,9% 14,0% 29,0% 11,9% 7,1% 0,6% 1,6% 1,2% 1,6% 1 1 Mashare 2542 52,8% 6,6% 12,9% 16,9% 3,0% 0,6% 1,3% 1,7% 4,4% Mukwe 4511 59,7% 5,6% 16,1% 13,0% 3,0% 0,5% 0,7% 0,8% 0,6% Rundu Rural: (066) 256230 Ndiyona 1627 57,2% 5,8% 7,3% 18,4% 7,4% 0,4% 1,0% 1,1% 1,4% Enquiry: Mr. Eugen. M. Kupembona Ndonga Linena 1809 40,4% 5,7% 18,0% 20,8% 10,0% 1,4% 1,2% 1,8% 0,6% (Statistician) (066) 256020 Kavan- Rundu Rural 1461 55,4% 6,7% 6,9% 15,9% 10,1% 0,4% 1,9% 1,6% 1,2% go Regional Council Rundu Urban 11100 9,8% 22,6% 45,9% 7,4% 8,8% 0,6% 2,1% 1,1% 1,7%