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Country
  
Namibia

Constituency
  
Otjinene Constituency

Population
  
7,400 (2011)

Region
  
Omaheke Region

Elevation
  
1,092 m

Area code
  
+66

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Time zone
  
South African Standard Time (UTC+1)

Otjinene Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It has 7,400 inhabitants and its district capital is the village of Otjinene.

Villages and settlements in Otjinene Constituency include: Otjiuaneho, Ehungiro, Okahungu, Goreses, Otjikova, Okorukurure, Otura, Ovijapa, Okomumbonde, Omungondo, Erindiroukambe, Okauua, Okonya, Okazapamba, Otjiuetjombungu, Okaoveni, Okatjana, Ozonduno, Epata, Erindiotjirarua, Okavangua, Ombujanjama, Otjipandjarua, and Oukango.

Politics

Otjinene is one of the few Namibian constituencies that are not dominated by the SWAPO Party. The 2015 regional election was won by Erwin Katjizeu of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) with 1,529 votes, followed by Nono Katjingisiua (SWAPO) with 965 votes. Albert Kandjii of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) finished third with 261 votes, followed by Issaskar Hiakaere of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) with 78 votes.

References

Otjinene Constituency Wikipedia