Otjombinde Constituency

Otjombinde Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It had 6,378 inhabitants in 2004.[1] The district capital of the constituency is the settlement of Otjombinde, its main economic hub is Talismanus.[2] The constituency forms part of the border between Namibia and Botswana, it contains the settlements of Eiseb,[3] Helena, and Rietfontein.[4]

Otjombinde Constituency (yellow) in the Omaheke Region (dark grey)

The constituency is inhabited by Ovambanderu and San people. San settlements include Donkerbos and Sonneblom.[5]

Politics

The 2015 regional election was won by Katjanna Kaurivi, an independent candidate, with 1,396 votes. Karri Marenga of the SWAPO Party finished second with 681 votes, followed by Jeremiah Ndjoze of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) with 267 votes and Lukas Katjiremba of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 134 votes.[6]

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References
  1. Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. "Nguvauva wants Eiseb Block to be declared a constituency". New Era. 17 November 2015.
  3. "Du Plessis-Epukiro road upgrade next financial year". The Namibian. 30 January 2018. p. 6.
  4. "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.
  5. "Keine sichtbaren Zeichen von Hunger" [No visible signs of starvation]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 1 December 2003.
  6. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 16. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.


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