Rundu Rural (until 2013 Rundu Rural East) is an

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in the

Kavango East Kavango East is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Rundu, its governor is Bonifatius Wakudumo. The Region was created in 2013 when the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. The only self-governed settl ...

Region of

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. It comprises the area east of

Rundu Rundu is the capital and largest city of the Kavango-East Region in northern Namibia. It lies on the border with Angola on the banks of the Kavango River about above sea level. Rundu's population is growing rapidly. The 2001 census counted 36,96 ...

, one of Namibia's largest cities. It had a population of 22,538 in 2011, up from 18,250 in 2001. the constituency had 6,060 registered voters. The constituency contains the villages of

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and

Kaisosi Kaisosi is a settlement in the Kavango East region of north-eastern Namibia, situated about outside Rundu. It is located between the Trans-Caprivi highway and the Maria Mwengere gravel road. Kaisosi is divided into two parts, Kaisosi the first w ...

. Both villages are connected by a gravel road which was completed in 2013. In 2013 the

Kavango Region Kavango (before 1998: Okavango) was one of the thirteen regions of Namibia until it was split into the Kavango East and Kavango West Regions in 2013. Its capital was Rundu. In the north, Kavango bordered the Cuando Cubango Province of Angola, ...

, to which this constituency belonged under the name Rundu Rural East, was split into Kavango East and

Kavango West Kavango West is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital and only self-governed settlement is Nkurenkuru, its governor is Sirkka Ausiku. The Region was created in 2013 when the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango We ...

. The constituency was renamed Rundu Rural. Its former sister constituency Rundu Rural West was also renamed, to

Ncuncuni Constituency Ncuncuni (until 2013: Rundu Rural West) is a constituency in the Kavango West region of Namibia. It is located west of Rundu, one of Namibia's largest cities. It had a population of 38,281 in 2011, up from 26,623 in 2001. the constituency had 4,5 ...

. Ncuncuni now belongs to Kavango West, whereas Rundu Rural belongs to Kavango East.

Politics

The 2015 regional elections were won by Michael Shikongo of

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. He received 1,284 votes. Marcellus Haivera of the All People's Party (APP) came second with 887 votes. The 2020 regional election was won by Nginga Paulus Mbangu, an

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. He received 1,846 votes. The sitting councillor and SWAPO candidate Shikongo came distant second with 654 votes.

References

Constituencies of Kavango East Region Rundu States and territories established in 1992 1992 establishments in Namibia {{Namibia-gov-stub

Politics

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