Editing Namibia (section)

===Administrative divisions===
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Namibia}}
[[File:Namibia Population Density (2011).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Population density in Namibia by regions (census 2011)]]
Namibia is divided into 14 regions which are subdivided into 121 constituencies. The administrative division of Namibia is tabled by ''Delimitation Commissions'' and accepted or declined by the [[National Assembly of Namibia|National Assembly]]. Since state foundation four Delimitation Commissions have delivered their work, the last one in 2013 under the chairmanship of Judge Alfred Siboleka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newera.com.na/articles/53580/President-divides-Kavango-into-two|title=President divides Kavango into two|last=Nakale|first=Albertina Haindongo|date=9 August 2013|newspaper=[[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]]|publisher=via allafrica.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022020857/http://www.newera.com.na/articles/53580/President-divides-Kavango-into-two|archive-date=22 October 2014|access-date=14 January 2016|url-status=dead}} [http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090372.html?viewall=1 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027122731/http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090372.html?viewall=1 |date=27 October 2014 }}</ref> The most urbanised and economically active regions are the Khomas and Erongo regions, with Khomas home to the capital, Windhoek, and Erongo home to Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.

The table below shows statistics from the 2023 Namibia Population and Housing Census:
{| class="wikitable"
!Region
!Population (2023)
!People per km<sup>2</sup>
!Average household size
|-
|[[Khomas Region|Khomas]]
|494,605
|13.4
|3.3
|-
|[[Ohangwena Region|Ohangwena]]
|337,729
|31.5
|4.8
|-
|[[Omusati Region|Omusati]]
|316,671
|11.9
|4.2
|-
|[[Oshikoto Region|Oshikoto]]
|257,302
|6.7
|4.1
|-
|[[Erongo Region|Erongo]]
|240,206
|3.8
|3.1
|-
|[[Oshana]]
|230,801
|26.7
|3.7
|-
|[[Otjozondjupa Region|Otjozondjupa]]
|220,811
|2.1
|3.6
|-
|[[Kavango East]]
|218,421
|9.1
|5.3
|-
|[[Zambezi Region|Zambezi]]
|142,373
|9.7
|3.7
|-
|[[Kavango West]]
|123,266
|5.0
|5.5
|-
|[[Kunene Region|Kunene]]
|120,762
|1.0
|3.8
|-
|[[Hardap Region|Hardap]]
|106,680
|1.0
|3.6
|-
|[[ǁKaras Region|ǁKaras]]
|109,893
|0.7
|3.1
|-
|[[Omaheke Region|Omaheke]]
|102,881
|1.2
|3.3
|}

Regional councillors are directly elected through secret ballots (regional elections) by the inhabitants of their constituencies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Namibia National Council|url=http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2226.htm|publisher=[[Inter-Parliamentary Union]]|access-date=14 July 2010|archive-date=10 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510002301/http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2226.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Local authorities in Namibia can be in the form of municipalities (either Part 1 or Part 2 municipalities), town councils or villages.<ref name=alan>{{cite web|title=Local Authorities|url=http://www.alan.org.na/?q=localauthorities/list|publisher=Association of Local Authorities in Namibia|access-date=10 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610203011/http://www.alan.org.na/?q=localauthorities%2Flist|archive-date=10 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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