Otjiwarongo Constituency

Otjiwarongo Constituency (yellow) in the Otjozondjupa Region (dark grey)
Pink fluorite specimen from the Okorusu Mine. Size: 6.4 x 6.0 x 1.1 cm.

Otjiwarongo Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It has 22,614 inhabitants[1] and consists of the town of Otjiwarongo and the surrounding rural area.

The Okorusu Mine, located 48 km north of Otjiwarongo, is a well-known source of fluorite specimens for mineral collectors The mine is a potential resource for Rare earth elements. [2]

Politics

In the 2010 regional election, former Otjiwarongo mayor Otto Ipinge of the SWAPO Party was elected to the Otjozondjupa Regional Council.[3] The 2015 regional election was also won by the SWAPO candidate. Julius Nauyoma Neumbo gained 4,565 votes, followed by Esmerelda Esme ǃAebes of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 1,254 votes and Chris Katjivive of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) with 597 votes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. ↑ Okorusu Mine at Mindat.org
  3. ↑ Otjiwarongo Constituency Electoral Commission of Namibia
  4. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 21. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

Coordinates: 20°27′S 16°39′E / 20.450°S 16.650°E / -20.450; 16.650


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