5.21 LAND OWNERSHIP

Data ID

Description:

Land ownership, in three categories: central government, local authorities and private individuals or companies

Chapter:

5 Land and History

File name:

land ownership.shp

File type:

Arcview shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

land

ownership

Notes on data, analysis and

Created from the following sources:

compilation:

1) Private land was derived from the farms map provided by Marina Coetzee at Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural

Development (this had ownership details up to date to 1998 from Deeds Office).

2) Central government land was derived from:

- farms map provided by Marina Coetzee at MAWRD (Note that for several hundred farms, no deed records were

available. It was assumed therefore that this was by default government land).

- Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (info on land purchases and donations) - assumed to be more

reliable than MAWRD data

- Land values database (compiled from several sources, including ministries and Deeds Office) - assumed to be less reliable

than MAWRD data, therefore only used to fill in gaps

- protected areas shapefile (Fig 5.33)

- communal land shapefile (Fig 5.21)

3) Local government land was derived from Fig 5.19

Note that for several hundred farms, no deed records were available. It was assumed therefore that these farms were by

default government farms.

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

variable - at worst as accurate as the farm shapefile (see Fig 5.32) (1:100 000 scale; 50 - 250 m positional accuracy).

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

CATEGORY

Category of owner: central government, local government or private

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

See notes on data analysis and compilation

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted

5.21 LAND OWNERSHIP - LAND ALLOCATION 2002

Data ID

Description:

Land owned by the government but declared as communal land, in 2002

Chapter:

5 Land and History

File name:

Communal

File type:

ArcView shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

2001

communal

land

allocation

Notes on data, analysis and

Created from co-ordinates, the farm shapefile (see Fig 5.32) and protected areas shapefile (Fig 5.33) using the

compilation:

communal land bill to determine exact boundaries. Note that the piece of Damaraland referring to Desert Water south

and North was not completed since these farms were not identified. Also, Hereroland West boundary is unclear from the bill.

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

At least as accurate as the farm shapefile (see Fig 5.32) (1:100 000 scale; 50 - 250 m positional accuracy)

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

CATEGORY

Communal, freehold or state land

NAME	Name of the communal area

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

Communal land Bill

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted