Koës


Koës is a village in the ǁKaras Region of south-eastern Namibia. It is situated on the edge of the Kalahari desert and belongs to the Keetmanshoop Rural electoral constituency.[1] The average annual rainfall is about 150-200 mm.

Koës
settlement
Bird's Eye View of Koës (2015)
Koës
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 25°57′S 19°07′E
Country Namibia
RegionǁKaras Region
ConstituencyKeetmanshoop Rural constituency
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
ClimateBWh

Politics

Koës is governed by a village council that currently has five seats.[2]

The 2015 local authority election was won by the SWAPO party which gained three seats (336 votes). One seat each went to the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA, 105 votes) and the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP, 57 votes).[3]

Economy and infrastructure

The vast majority of income is generated on ranches in the surrounding area and stem from sheep, goat and cattle ranching for meat production purposes. The most common sheep breed ranched with is the Dorper, with Persian, Damara, Van Rooy, Karakul and others to a lesser extent. Popular cattle breeds for this area are Nguni, Bonsmara, Brahman and various others to a lesser extent. Various sheep, cattle and goat stud breeders are registered in the area.

During the months of May - Aug (winter) meat hunting takes place widely. Huntable species are Oryx (gemsbok), Springbok and Kudu. To a lesser extent trophy hunting is also available.

Koës has a government primary school. There is also a post office, police station, village council, hotel, library, farmer's cooperative, general dealer and coffee shop.

The annual Koës Pan Rally is a DIY motorsports event that originated in 1985, held in the first week of July.[4][5]

References
  1. Sasman, Catherine (10 November 2010). "Karas profile". New Era. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012.
  2. "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch (3). Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.
  3. "Local elections results". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 28 November 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015.
  4. "The Koës Pan Rally - Namibia Tourism Board". namibiatourism.com.na. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  5. Namibian, The. "Cool Runnings on the Koës Pan". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-12-13.


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