Okahao Constituency
Okahao Constituency (yellow) in the Omusati Region (dark grey)
Okahao Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It has 26,035 inhabitants,[1] its district capital is the settlement of Okahao.
Villages
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- Uutsathima, 80 kilometres (50 mi) away from Okahao. It is home to Uutsathima Combined School, a school predominantly for San people with 12 teachers and more than 300 pupils.[2]
Politics
Okahao constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2015 local and regional elections SWAPO candidate Leonard Shikulo won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[3]
References
- ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
- ↑ Shaanika, Helvy (29 May 2015). "San learners attend classes standing". New Era. p. 1.
- ↑ "Opposition parties are mosquitoes, says Kawana". The Namibian. 26 October 2015.
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Coordinates: 17°53′S 15°6′E / 17.883°S 15.100°E
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