Ruacana Constituency

Ruacana Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia on the border to Angola. It has 10,722 inhabitants,[1] its district capital is the settlement of Ruacana.

Ruacana Constituency (yellow) in the Omusati Region (dark grey)

The famous Ruacana Falls in the river Kunene are situated in this constituency.

Politics

As in all constituencies in Omusati, SWAPO won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Andreas Shintama gained 3,409 votes, while Daniel Munepapa of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) obtained 233, Immanuel Shikongo of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) gained 61, and Abner Uunona of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) gained 57.[2]

References
  1. Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 17. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.


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