Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Karasburg

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Other accommodation6
Churches5

Karasburg Facts

Area1.5 km²
Population549
Male Population269 (49.0%)
Female Population280 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-20.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-55.1%
Median Age25.6 years (Male: 25.7, Female: 25.6)
Area Codes63
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng-28.01667, 18.75000

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Karasburg Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population6909651,2221,411549584618
Population Density460 / km²643.3 / km²814.7 / km²940.7 / km²366 / km²389.3 / km²412 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karasburg Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 55.1% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Karasburg-20.4%-43.1%-55.1%
ǁKaras Region
Namibia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karasburg Median Age

Median Age: 25.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Karasburg25.6 yrs25.6 yrs25.7 yrs
ǁKaras Region25.4 yrs24.6 yrs26.1 yrs
Namibia21.1 yrs21.7 yrs20.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Karasburg Population Density

Population Density: 366 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Karasburg5491.5 km²366 / km²
ǁKaras Region88,856161,305.9 km²0.6 / km²
Namibia2.5 million824,094.1 km²3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karasburg Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1740 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Karasburg CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Karasburg1,664 tn3.03 tn1,109.4 tons/km²
ǁKaras Region287,441 tn3.23 tn1.8 tons/km²
Namibia7,056,182 tn2.84 tn8.6 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Karasburg CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,664 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)1,109.4 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
3/11/938:05 PM4.389 km10,000 mNamibiausgs.gov

Karasburg

Karasburg (Khoekhoe: ǀNomsoros, old name Afrikaans: Kalkfontein, literally "carst spring") is a town of 4,000 inhabitants in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia and the district capital of the Karasburg electoral constituency. It lies at the heart ..

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