Katima Mulilo Urban
| Katima Mulilo Urban | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| Region | Zambezi Region |
| Population | 46401[1] |
| Major settlements | Katima Mulilo |
| Area | 44.94 km² |
| Current constituency | |
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Katima Mulilo Urban is a constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region. Its administrative centre is located in the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. The constituency has a population of 46,401, covers an area of 44.94 per square kilometre and has a population density of 1,033 per square kilometre as of 2023.[2]
Constituency Profile[edit]
Educational Institutions[edit]
Primary Schools: Mulumba Primary School, Brendan Simbwaya Primary School, Ngweze Primary School, Greenwell Matongo Primary School
Combined Schools: Katima Combined School, Mavuluma Combined School, Tobias Hainyeko Combined School, Alfea Sampofu Combined School
Senior Secondary Schools: Caprivi Senior Secondary School, Kizito Senior Secondary School, Mavuluma Senior Secondary School, Ngweze Senior Secondary School
Special Schools: Mainstream Foundation, Children of Zion
Tertiary Institutions: University of Namibia, Welwitchia University, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Zambezi Vocational Training Centre, Tulipohamba Training Centre, Shiramed Medical Institute, Eureka Medical Institute, Triumphant College
Health Facilities[edit]
State Hospital: Katima Mulilo State Hospital
Clinics: Katima Mulilo Clinic, Mavuluma Clinic, Ngweze Clinic, Nampa Clinic, Wellness Clinic
Private Hospital: Enkahaus Private Hospital
Politics[edit]
Katima Mulilo Urban was established in 1998 following the recommendation of the Second Delimitation Commission of Namibia. The former Katima Mulilo Constituency was divided into Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban in preparation for the 1998 general election.[3]
In the 2020 Regional Council Elections, there were 13,860 registered voters.[4] In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Bernard Sibalatani received 3,751 of the 4,847 votes cast.[5]
Councillor Sibalatani (SWAPO) was reelected in the 2015 regional election with 2,267 votes, followed by Robert Tariso Matongela of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 278 votes. The independent candidate Linus Lifasi Muchila came third with 239 votes, and Fred Waluka Mola of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) finished last with 154 votes.[6] The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. John Muchila Mukaya obtained 1,831 votes. Mweti Marklee Matengu of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, the new name of the DTA) came second with 557 votes, followed by Poniso Shrunk Kubwima, an independent candidate who received 369 votes.[4]
National elections[edit]
In the 2004 presidential election, Katima Mulilo Urban voted overwhelmingly for Hifikepunye Pohamba (SWAPO). With approximately 72% of the vote, Pohamba earned about the same percentage as he did nationally. However, the constituency voted strongly for Ben Ulenga of the Congress of Democrats (CoD), who received 1299 (17%) votes, which was more than 10% higher than his national vote total.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/namibia/admin/zambezi/01KU__katima_mulilo_urban/
- ^ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/namibia/admin/zambezi/01KU__katima_mulilo_urban/
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. p. 23. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ Election results for Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency Electoral Commission of Namibia
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