Groot Aub (German: Groß Aub) is a settlement located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Windhoek, in the Khomas Region of Namibia. It belongs to the Windhoek Rural electoral constituency and houses its constituency office.[1] In September 2017 Groot Aub was incorporated into the capital Windhoek.[2]
Groot Aub
Groß Aub | |
|---|---|
Suburb of Windhoek | |
 View over Groot Aub towards the East | |
  Groot Aub Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 22°56′36″S 17°12′11″E / 22.943258°S 17.203066°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Khomas Region |
| Constituency | Windhoek Rural |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
Groot Aub is a poor community which consists of about 6,000 inhabitants of which most are small-scale farmers and pensioners. Having access to this land is the primary source of livelihood for the people in this community.[3]
Groot Aub has experienced major development in the last few years. The village seems to be growing rapidly, and already has a school, a clinic and a police station.[4] While at first there was no electricity and a shortage of water, the Khomas Regional Council started a project in 2004 to ensure an uninterrupted supply of water by laying underground pipelines in the Groot Aub community, thus providing water at all points.[5] With the 2017 incorporation into Windhoek, however, tap water will no longer be free of charge.[2]
Groot Aub is home to the Groot Aub Junior Secondary School, one of the 3 pilot schools in the NETA Project, as well as being one of the few Namibian partners in the Discovery Channel's Project. Six teachers were selected from this school in 2004 to participate in the NETA training program.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Windhoek Rural Constituency is too vast". New Era. 18 September 2014.
- ^ a b Ngatjiheue, Charmaine (11 September 2017). "Groot Aub incorporated into Windhoek". The Namibian. p. 5.
- ^ NBC News-Groot Aub[dead link]
- ^ NBC News-Groot Aub proclaimed settlement[dead link]
- ^ "Groot Aub taps into hope". The Namibian. 21 September 2004.
- ^ Teachers selected from Groot Aub school Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine