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Havana-Windhoek
Havana informal settlement | |
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Coordinates: 22°30′43″S 17°01′57″E / 22.5118832°S 17.0325749°E | |
Country | Namibia |
Region | Khomas Region |
City | Windhoek, Namibia |
Named for | Capital city of Cuba |
Havana is a suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is one of the most impoverished informal settlements in Windhoek. Havana is located northwest of Windhoek, in the Khomas region. [1] It was named after the capital city of Cuba. [2] It was established about two decades ago when the City of Windhoek experienced a high rate of urbanisation due to many people travelling to the capital city for a better way of living and for employment purposes. [3]
There are two schools in the area: Havana Secondary Project School and Havana Primary School. Havana Usave Shoprite is another notable place that exists in the area. There is also a dumping site in the Havana informal settlement. [4]
Approximately 400 people living in this settlement do not own any land and they are renting. [5] People from this area want their own land since they are living in overcrowded conditions, which robs them of their rights to live in a safe environment, as well as the right to health and protection. [5] There is a scarcity of water electricity and few toilets in the settlement which people share. [6] [7] The residents of Havana have been living with water scarcity since a pre-paid water tap was damaged in mid-December 2018, which serves about 253 households in the area. [8] [9] Since there is no electricity in the area, residents connect the electricity illegally. [10] " The Namibian" reported on Wednesday 2014 that about 150 illegal electrical connections in Havana were disconnected by the city of Windhoek. [10]
There is a well known worldplace in this suburb called Havana four way whereby many street vendors of Havana sell their goods. [11] [12] It's proposed that very soon the place will be provided with traffic lights. [13]
Havana is one of the settlements with a high crime rate. [14] The settlement has a high crime rate partially because too many shacks and households lack electricity, thus making it easy for criminals to carry out their activities. [15]
This article may be a rough
translation from another language. It may have been generated, in whole or in part, by a computer or by a translator without dual proficiency. (May 2023) |
Havana-Windhoek
Havana informal settlement | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 22°30′43″S 17°01′57″E / 22.5118832°S 17.0325749°E | |
Country | Namibia |
Region | Khomas Region |
City | Windhoek, Namibia |
Named for | Capital city of Cuba |
Havana is a suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is one of the most impoverished informal settlements in Windhoek. Havana is located northwest of Windhoek, in the Khomas region. [1] It was named after the capital city of Cuba. [2] It was established about two decades ago when the City of Windhoek experienced a high rate of urbanisation due to many people travelling to the capital city for a better way of living and for employment purposes. [3]
There are two schools in the area: Havana Secondary Project School and Havana Primary School. Havana Usave Shoprite is another notable place that exists in the area. There is also a dumping site in the Havana informal settlement. [4]
Approximately 400 people living in this settlement do not own any land and they are renting. [5] People from this area want their own land since they are living in overcrowded conditions, which robs them of their rights to live in a safe environment, as well as the right to health and protection. [5] There is a scarcity of water electricity and few toilets in the settlement which people share. [6] [7] The residents of Havana have been living with water scarcity since a pre-paid water tap was damaged in mid-December 2018, which serves about 253 households in the area. [8] [9] Since there is no electricity in the area, residents connect the electricity illegally. [10] " The Namibian" reported on Wednesday 2014 that about 150 illegal electrical connections in Havana were disconnected by the city of Windhoek. [10]
There is a well known worldplace in this suburb called Havana four way whereby many street vendors of Havana sell their goods. [11] [12] It's proposed that very soon the place will be provided with traffic lights. [13]
Havana is one of the settlements with a high crime rate. [14] The settlement has a high crime rate partially because too many shacks and households lack electricity, thus making it easy for criminals to carry out their activities. [15]