Kuisbemond
Encyclopedia
Kuisebemund is a township
of Walvis Bay
, Namibia
, named after the Kuiseb River
. With a population of 40,000, most residents of Walvis Bay live in the area. During the apartheid era, the area was reserved for Black Namibians who worked in Walvis Bay. It has the second highest HIV
infection rate in the country. Kuisebmund Stadium
, home to Eleven Arrows and Blue Waters
football clubs, is located in the suburb.
Township (South Africa)
In South Africa, the term township and location usually refers to the urban living areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites . Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities...
of Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay , is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies...
, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, named after the Kuiseb River
Kuiseb River
The Kuiseb River in Namibia flows from the Khomas highlands west of Windhoek to Walvis Bay. The Kuiseb is an ephemeral river with a mean run-off of roughly 20 million cubic metres per annum....
. With a population of 40,000, most residents of Walvis Bay live in the area. During the apartheid era, the area was reserved for Black Namibians who worked in Walvis Bay. It has the second highest HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
infection rate in the country. Kuisebmund Stadium
Kuisebmund Stadium
Kuisebmund Stadium is an open air stadium in Walvis Bay, Namibia. It is home to several teams in the Namibia Premier League, including the Eleven Arrows and Blue Waters football clubs. The stadium has capacity for 4,000 spectators....
, home to Eleven Arrows and Blue Waters
Blue Waters F.C.
Blue Waters, also known as Langer Heinrich Union Blue Waters due to sponsorship reasons, are a Namibian football club from Walvis Bay. They play in the country's highest division, the Namibia Premier League. Blue Waters F.C...
football clubs, is located in the suburb.