Katima Mulilo Rural is one of the eight constituencies in Namibia's Zambezi Region. Its administrative centre is located in Bukalo. The constituency has a population of 24,016, an area of 1,620 square kilometres and a population density of 14.82 per square kilometre, making it the fourth largest constituency in the region. Approximately 10 per cent of the constituency is prone to flooding every year.[2]
| Katima Mulilo Rural | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| Region | Zambezi Region |
| Population | 24016[1] |
| Major settlements | Bukalo |
| Area | 1,620 km² |
| Current constituency | |
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Constituency Profile
editThe constituency borders four other constituencies: Katima Mulilo Urban to the west, Sibbinda to the southwest, and Kabbe North and South to the northeast. It also borders Botswana to the south. The Bukalo Village Council and Munitenge Royal Establishment (headquarters of the Subia people) is located at Bukalo village, the administrative centre of the constituency, with Mafuta and Ngoma designated as growth points.
Health Facilities
editThere is one health centre and three clinics within the constituency: Bukalo Health Centre, Ngoma Clinic, Muyako Clinic, and Ibbu Clinic.
Educational Institutions
editThe constituency has nineteen primary schools, twelve combined schools, two secondary schools, one technical school, and one community library.
Politics
editKatima Mulilo Rural was created in 1998. Following a recommendation of the Second Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation for the 1998 general election, the old Katima Mulilo Constituency was split into Katima Mulilo Urban and Katima Mulilo Rural.[3]
Regional elections
editIn the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Leonard Mwilima received 2,709 of the 3,677 votes cast.[4]
The 2015 regional election was won by Wardens Matengu Simushi (SWAPO) with 1,662 votes, followed by Daniel Sinyemba Sankwasa of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 182 votes and Annaberia Nswahu Maswahu of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) with 149 votes.[5] Simushi was reelected in the 2020 regional election, obtaining 1,290 votes and he serves as the Katima Mulilo Rural Constituency Councillor. The opposition candidates Sankwasa, now Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, the new name of the DTA), and Innocent Mahoto from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, an opposition party formed in August 2020) received 352 and 303 votes, respectively.[2]
National elections
editIn the 2004 presidential election, Katima Mulilo Rural voted overwhelmingly for Hifikepunye Pohamba (SWAPO). Pohamba won with 3776 (72%) votes, followed by Ben Ulenga of the Congress of Democrats, who received 480 (9%) votes, Henk Mudge of the Republican Party who received 466 (9%) votes and Katuutire Kaura of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, who received 386 (7.5%) votes.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Katima Mulilo Urban (Constituency, Namibia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ a b "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 1940. Government of Namibia. 31 August 1998. pp. 19–20.
- ^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 11.
- ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ Election results for Kabbe Constituency[permanent dead link] Electoral Commission of Namibia