List of villages and settlements in Namibia
Introduction Namibia'''Villages and settlements in Namibia''' are distinguished by the status the  Government of Namibia has vested in them: Places in Namibia that are governed by a village council are ''villages'', they are the smallest entities of local government. All other places except cities and towns are not self-governed, they are called ''settlements''.
Villages  Namibia has 18 villages, each of them governed by a village council of up to five seats. Village councils are elected locally and have the authority to set up facilities like water, sewerage and cemeteries without the approval of the Minister of Urban and Rural Development. They may also declare streets and public places, collect fees for the services they provide, and buy immovable property without asking for explicit approval. The eighteen villages are:'''Villages in Namibia''' Village Region Population Notes Aroab ǁKaras 1,660  Berseba ǁKaras 784 Bethanie ǁKaras 1,748  Koës ǁKaras 1,530 Tses ǁKaras 1,365  Gibeon Hardap 2,631 Gochas Hardap 1,163 Kalkrand Hardap 1,238 Stampriet Hardap 1,947 Maltahöhe Hardap 2,379 Divundu Kavango East 746 Kamanjab Kunene 1,795 Okongo Ohangwena 2,236 Leonardville Omaheke 1,191 Witvlei Omaheke 1,768 Otjinene Omaheke 2,102  Tsandi Omusati 891  Bukalo Zambezi 600
Settlements Kunene2.Omusati3.Oshana4.Ohangwena5.Oshikoto6.Kavango West7.Kavango East8.Zambezi9.Erongo10.Otjozondjupa11.Omaheke12.Khomas13.Hardap14.ǁKarasSettlements in Namibia are non self-governed populated places. While they may have a dedicated person responsible for their administration, this person is not elected but an employee of the respective regional administration. Some of the settlements in Namibia per Region are:===Kunene Region===* Fransfontein* Ohamaremba, Epupa Constituency* Okangwati, Epupa Constituency* Otjomuru, Epupa Constituency* Ovinjange* Sesfontein===Omusati Region===* Anamulenge* Elim* Nakayale* Ogongo* Okakundu* Okalongo* Olupandu* Ompakoya* Omugulugwombashe* Onawa* Ongandjera* Onhokolo* Otindi===Oshana Region===* Onamutai* Ohambungu* Ompundja* Omeege* Eefa * Omangela* Eheke, administrative centre of the Ondangwa Rural constituency. * Ekuku* Oikango* Okamule* Omagongati* Omashekediva* Oniimwandi* Otshaandja===Ohangwena Region===* Edundja* Ekango Lomuve* Epinga* Epuku* Etomba* Okongo* Oshikango* Odibo, archdeaconry in northern Namibia* Onghala* Okanghudi* Okatana, administrative centre of Okatana Constituency* Okauva* Omungwelume* Omutwewomunu, administrative centre of Oshikunde Constituency* Onamunhama* Onandova* Ondeihaluka* Ondeikela* Ondobe Yomunghudi* Onekwaya West* Ongha* Oshakati* Oshandi* Oshindobe===Oshikoto Region===* Iihongo* King Kauluma Village* Okambonde* Okoloti, administrative centre of Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency* Olukonda* Omakango, Okankolo constituency* Omhuuda * Omunduta * Omutwewomedi* Onamungundo* Onayena, district capital of the Onayena Constituency* Oniiwe* Onkumbula* Oshigambo* Oshivelo* Tsintsabis* UuyokaAmilema===Kavango West Region===* Bunya* Kahenge* Mburuuru, administrative centre of Tondoro Constituency* Mpungu* Ncamangoro, administrative centre of Ncamangoro Constituency* Rupara* Tondoro===Kavango East Region===* Andara* Bagani* Diyogha* Kaisosi* Kangongo* Mashare* Mile 30,  south of Rundu* Mupini* Ndonga Linena, administrative centre of Ndonga Linena Constituency* Nyangana* Shinyungwe===Zambezi Region===* Chinchimane* Ibbu* Kongola* Lisikili* Luhonono* Nakabolelwa, administrative centre of Kabbe South* Ngoma* Sangwali, administrative centre of Tondoro Constituency* Sibbinda===Erongo Region===* Dolfynstrand* Langstrand* Okombahe* Omatjette* Otjimbingwe* Uis* Utuseb* Wlotzkasbaken===Otjozondjupa Region===* Abenab* Hochfeld* Kalkfeld* Kombat* Okamatapati* Osire* Tsumkwe* Vyf Rand===Omaheke Region===* Aminuis* Buitepos* Donkerbos* Drimiopsis* Eiseb* Epukiro* Ezorongondo* Okazapamba* Omitara* Onderombapa* Ovituua* Sonneblom* Talismanus* Tsjaka===Khomas Region===* Baumgartsbrunn* Brakwater* Döbra* Dordabis* Mix camp* Neudamm* Seeis* Solitaire===Hardap Region===* Groot Aub* Hoachanas* Khauxas* Klein Aub* Uibis* Rietoog* Schlip===ǁKaras Region===* Ariamsvlei* Asab* Aus* Aussenkehr - in the process of gaining town status* Blouwes, north-east of Keetmanshoop* Grünau* Helmeringhausen* Kosis* Narubis* Noordoewer* Rosh Pinah* Seeheim* Snyfontein* Warmbad
See also * List of cities and towns in Namibia* Geography of Namibia* Regions of Namibia
References ===Notes======Literature===* ===Further reading===**  Commonwealth Local Government Forum Country Profile: Namibia*  City of Windhoek Cooperations and Partnerships