Epukiro Constituency is an
electoral constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provid ...
in the
Omaheke Region
Omaheke (the Otjiherero word for sandveld) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, the least populous region. Its capital is Gobabis. It lies in eastern Namibia on the border with Botswana and is the western extension of the Kalahari Desert ...
of
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
. It had 4,646 registered voters .
Epukiro Constituency covers an area of . It had a population of 6,106 in 2011, down from 7,135 in 2001.
Its district capital is the settlement of
Epukiro
Epukiro is a cluster of small settlements in the remote eastern part of the Omaheke Region of Namibia, situated about northeast of the regional capital Gobabis. The centre of the populated area is the Catholic mission station. Epukiro had about ...
, it further contains the settlements of
Otjinoko,
Otjijarua,
Omauezonjanda, and
Otjimanangombe. The royal homestead of the
Ovambanderu people
The Mbanderu (singular: ''Omumbanderu'', plural: ''Ovambanderu'') are a population inhabiting eastern parts of Namibia and western parts of Botswana. They speak Otjiherero, a Bantu language.
History and Culture
Etymology
While earlier theories o ...
is situated in this constituency in the settlement of
Ezorongondo.
Politics
In the
2004 regional elections, Brave Uakundja Tjizera of the
SWAPO Party
The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO ; , SWAVO; , SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). Founded in 1960, it has been ...
was elected with 1,328 of the 2,612 votes cast.
The
2015 regional election was won by Cornelius Kanguatjivi of the with 1,038 votes, followed by Juda Hanyero of the
National Unity Democratic Organisation
The National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) is a political party in Namibia. It has been represented in the National Assembly of Namibia and in the National Council of Namibia since it split from the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (now PDM ...
(NUDO) with 882 votes and Nokokurekungudje Nguvauva of the
South West Africa National Union
The South West Africa National Union (SWANU) is a Namibian political party founded in 1959. Most of its members came from the Herero people, while fellow independence movement SWAPO was mostly an Ovambo party.
Structure and leadership
SWANU ...
(SWANU) with 181 votes.
The SWAPO candidate also won the
2020 regional election. Piniel Pakarae obtained 1,445 votes, followed by Sandie Tjaronda, an
independent candidate
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Some politicians have polit ...
, with 760 votes and Alex Kandetu (NUDO) with 231 votes.
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See also
* Administrative divisions of Namibia
Namibia is divided into 14 regions subdivided, which are further subdivided into 121 constituencies. The administrative divisions of Namibia are tabled by ''Delimitation Commissions'' and accepted or declined by the National Assembly of Namibia, Na ...
References
Constituencies of Omaheke Region
States and territories established in 1992
1992 establishments in Namibia
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