Kongola Constituency

Kongola is the westernmost constituency of Zambezi Region of Namibia, and the largest by area. It is located near the Kwando River. The administrative centre is Kongola. As of 2020, the constituency had 5,565 registered voters.[1]

Kongola constituency (red) in the Zambezi Region (yellow)

People

Besides Kongola some of the settlements in this constituency are Chetto, Pipo, Kachenje, Nxtohei, Omega 3, Poca, Mashambo, Mwanzi, Izwi, Mulanga, Munguza, Kahunikwa, Queensland, Kakuwa, and Mitondo.[2] Its population was 7,366 at the 2011 Census.[3]

The area is populated by members of the Mafwe and Mashi tribes, and thus governed by two traditional authorities.[4] A large area on the western side of the constituency falls under the Bwabwata National Park where approximately 1,900 Khwe San people reside.

Politics

The 2015 regional election was won by David Siyayo Muluti of the SWAPO Party with 1,227 votes, followed by Justings Musupi Kutembeka of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 495 votes.[5] The 2020 regional election was won by Bennety Likulela Busihu, an independent candidate. He received 1,236 votes. SWAPO's Muluti came second with 538 votes, followed by Albius Silwabubi Walubita of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, 384 votes) and Adams Manyando Lusepani from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, an opposition party formed in August 2020) with 333 votes.[1]

References
  1. "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.
  2. Electoral Commission of Namibia: Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009, Polling Stations. Supplement to several Namibian newspapers, 10 November 2009
  3. Statoids: Namibia, Constituencies
  4. Sanzila, George (24 October 2012). "Hostel tug-of-war". New Era. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
  5. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 23. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

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