In the north, Kavango bordered the Cuando Cubango Province of Angola, and in the southeast the North-West District of Botswana.

In the 2004 regional election for the National Assembly of Namibia, SWAPO won all constituencies by a large margin.

[7] The Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, responsible for recommending on the country's administrative divisions suggested in August 2013 to split the Kavango Region into two.

The interior is very sparsely inhabited, while the northernmost strip, especially along the Kavango River, has a high population concentration.

The poor condition of the roads and the long distances had a negative effect on tourism; this situation was improved by the completion of the Trans–Caprivi Highway.