Kavango East

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Kavango East
Basic data
Regional capital Rundu
Biggest town Rundu
motto Progress through Unity and Development
(progress through unity and development)
ISO 3166-2 NA-KE
website www.kavangoeastrc.gov.na
Map of the region
Südafrika Simbabwe Angola Sambia Botswana Kavango-West Kavango-Ost Ohangwena Sambesi Oshana Omusati Oshikoto Kunene Erongo Omaheke Otjozondjupa Khomas Hardap ǁKarasMap of Kavango East in Namibia
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Inhabitants and geography
population 148,466 (2016)
Population density 5.8 per km²
languages English , RuKwangali
Geographic coordinates 18 ° 34 ′  S , 20 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 18 ° 34 ′  S , 20 ° 27 ′  E
surface 25,576 km²
The highest point
Politics and administration
Ruling party SWAPO
Governor / in Boniface Wakudumo
Distribution of seats in the regional council SWAPO 7
Constituencies 7th
Last choice 2015
Next choice 2020

Kavango East is one of the 14 regions of Namibia . It emerged from the division of the Kavango region on August 9, 2013.

The region is named after the Kavango ethnic group who live here . The regional capital is Rundu , Namibia's second largest city after Windhoek .

politics

In the first regional council elections in 2015 in the region, SWAPO emerged as the clear winner. The party won all seven seats on the regional council.

Constituencies

Constituencies in Kavango East

The Kavango East region is divided into seven constituencies :

  1. Mashare
  2. Mukwe
  3. Ndiyona
  4. Ndonga Linena
  5. Rundu-Land (East)
  6. Rundu-Land (West)
  7. Rundu city

There are also (as of December 2015) two local administrations in the region:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Namibia Inter-censal Demographic Survey 2016 Report. Namibia Statistics Agency, November 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ President divides into two Kavango. New Era, August 9, 2013 ( memento of August 9, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on August 9, 2013
  3. ↑ Official election results of the regional and local elections 2015, ECN, December 4, 2015 ( Memento of December 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 150 kB)