Aranos


Aranos is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of, although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured.

Politics

Until 2010 Aranos was governed by a 5-seat village council. Since it was upgraded to "town" status in 2010 there is now a town council that has seven seats.
In the 2010 local authority election, SWAPO received the most votes with 546. The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance finished in 2nd place with 205 votes, followed by the Rally for Democracy and Progress, SWANU and the Congress of Democrats. SWAPO also won the 2015 election, gaining four seats in the town council. The RDP gained two seats, and the DTA one.

People

Aranos is the birthplace of former member of the National Assembly of Namibia Jurie Viljoen and human rights activist Pauline Dempers.

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