Brakwater is a settlement 20 km north of Windhoek

Windhoek

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...

 in the Khomas Region

Khomas Region

Khomas is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. It contains the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure. It has well-developed economical, financial, and trade sectors. Khomas Region occupies 4.5% of the land area of Namibia but has the highest...

 of 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...

. It belongs to the Windhoek Rural

Windhoek Rural

Windhoek Rural is a constituency in the Khomas Region of Namibia. its population is 20,212. This constituency contains all settlements in the Khomas Region that are outside the city of Windhoek, among them:...

 electoral constituency.

Brakwater was the end point of the first 17 km of non-gravel road

Gravel road

A gravel road is a type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel that has been brought to the site from a quarry or stream bed. They are common in less-developed nations, and also in the rural areas of developed nations such as Canada and the United States. In New Zealand, they are known as 'metal roads'...

 in South West Africa

South West Africa

South-West Africa was the name that was used for the modern day Republic of Namibia during the earlier eras when the territory was controlled by the German Empire and later by South Africa....

, when Windhoek's main road to the North was tarred in 1957. This road today is part of the B1 national road

B1 road (Namibia)

The B1 is one of the most important roads in Namibia, passing through the centre of the country in a north-south direction. It connects Noordoewer on the South African border with Oshikango in the north on the Angolan border...

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Brakwater is not a village or town in the classical sense. It rather consist of a large area of plots of at least 1 hectare each that in the past have been used for residential and business purposes. It includes the smaller areas of Emmarentia, Döbra

Dobra

-Geography:rivers:* Dobra , a tributary of the Kupa river, Croatia* Dobra , a river in the Amieva district of Asturias, Spainsettlements* Dobrá, Frýdek-Místek, a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic...

, and Nubuamis, as well as the Mix

Mix camp

Mix camp is an informal settlement in the greater Brakwater area in central Namibia. It is located 20 km north of Windhoek and inhabited by approximately 3000 people. Mix camp belongs to the Windhoek Rural electoral constituency.Mix camp is named after German Heiner Mix who allowed people to...

informal settlement, and it is sometimes referred to as Greater Brakwater Area. Due to the geographical location of the nearby capital of Windhoek which is almost completely enclosed by a rocky, mountainous area the vast, flat Brakwater area is the most feasible place for Windhoek's expansion. It is therefore planned to expand municipality services in this area, including access roads, water and electricity supply as well as sewerage. This process has influenced property prices and sales volumes; sometimes Brakwater is already listed as suburb of Windhoek.