Otjinene Constituency

Otjinene Constituency
Otjinene Constituency
	Constituency
	Otjinene Constituency (yellow) in the Omaheke Region (dark grey)
	Coordinates: 21.224485°S 18.984444°E
Country	Namibia
Region	Omaheke Region
Constituency	Otjinene Constituency
Elevation	1,092 m (3,583 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	7,400
• Density	12,283/km2 (31,810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (South African Standard Time)
Area code(s)	+66

Otjinene Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It has 7,400 inhabitants[1] and its district capital is the village of Otjinene.

Villages and settlements in Otjinene Constituency include: Otjiuaneho, Ehungiro, Okahungu, Goreses, Otjikova, Okorukurure, Otura, Ovijapa, Okomumbonde, Omungondo, Erindiroukambe, Okauua, Okonya, Okazapamba, Otjiuetjombungu, Okaoveni, Okatjana, Ozonduno, Epata, Erindiotjirarua, Okavangua, Ombujanjama, Otjipandjarua, Oukango, Otjimanahakane, Okate, Otjovengi, Otjipandjarua, Otjinoko, Okanokona, Ozondjou, Okarui, Ondiripumua, Otjikorondo, Orunarongue, Okawarongo, Okamuina, Ozongaru, Ozombeto, Ourundu, Ondorozu, Ovizuzu, Otjiteke.

Politics

Otjinene is one of the few Namibian constituencies that are not dominated by the SWAPO Party.[2] The 2015 regional election was won by Erwin Katjizeu of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) with 1,529 votes, followed by Nono Katjingisiua (SWAPO) with 965 votes. Albert Kandjii of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) finished third with 261 votes, followed by Issaskar Hiakaere of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) with 78 votes.[3]

References

"Table 2 Namibia 2011 Census Provisional Results: Population distribution by Sex and Area by Region/Constituency". Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results. National Planning Commission. p. 44. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
Menges, Werner (29 November 2015). "Mixed results for opposition in regional polls". The Namibian.
"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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[nsa-1] "Table 2 Namibia 2011 Census Provisional Results: Population distribution by Sex and Area by Region/Constituency". Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results. National Planning Commission. p. 44. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

[2] Menges, Werner (29 November 2015). "Mixed results for opposition in regional polls". The Namibian.

[3] "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 16. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.