Kahenge Constituency Explained

Kahenge was a constituency in the Kavango Region of Namibia.[1] The district centre was the settlement of Kahenge. It had a population of 29,799 in 2011, down from 30,903 in 2001.[2]

The constituency contained the Okavango River settlements of Tondoro, Rupara, and Sambusu as well as the inland settlements of Mpanda and Mpuku.

Kahenge was a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Sivaku Joseph Sikongo received 8,541 of the 8,908 votes cast.[3]

In 2013 the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. Kahenge Constituency was split into three constituencies. The western part became Tondoro (capital Kahenge), the north-eastern part became Musese (capital Rupara), and the south-eastern part formed the constituency Mankumpi (capital Satotwa).[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kavango West Region - Regional profiles - GRN Portal . www.ecn.na . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161020173455/http://www.ecn.na/regional-profiles1/-/asset_publisher/L6rIcb6zvPhb/content/kavango-west . 2016-10-20.
  2. Web site: Kavango 2011 Census Regional Profile . 10 April 2020 . Statistics Namibia. dmy .
  3. News: Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils . Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia . 3366 . 10 . . 3 January 2005 . pdf.
  4. News: President divides Kavango into two . Nakale . Albertina . 9 August 2013 . . allafrica.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141022020857/http://www.newera.com.na/articles/53580/President-divides-Kavango-into-two . 22 October 2014 . 16 August 2013. Alt URL via allafrica.com
  5. News: Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992 . Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia . 5261 . 37–39 . . 9 August 2013 . pdf . 13 March 2024 . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427123633/https://www.parliament.na/index.php/archive/category/39-2013?download=1979:5261&start=140 . live .

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