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Ogongo Constituency

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Ogongo Constituency is a electoral constituency in the Omusati Region northern part of Namibia. It has 18,498 inhabitants, its district capital is the settlement of Ogongo. The constituency further contains the settlements of Eengolo, Eendombe, Pyamukuyu, Iipanda, Ombathi, and Omuthitu.

University of Namibia has one of its agricultural campuses near Ogongo, which specialisies in crop science and forestry.

Politics

As in all constituencies in Omusati, SWAPO won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Wilhelm Iiyambo gained 4,392 votes, while Josua Nghishiikoh of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) gained only 45.

References

Ogongo Constituency Wikipedia