Ohangwena

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Coat of Arms Ohangwena Region.png
 region
Ohangwena
Basic data
Regional capital Eenhana
Biggest town Eenhana
motto Education, work, development
ISO 3166-2 NA-OW
website ohangwenarc.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 Ohangwena in Namibia
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Inhabitants and geography
population 255,510 (2016)
Population density 24.15 per km²
languages OshiWambo
Geographic coordinates 17 ° 34 ′  S , 16 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 17 ° 34 ′  S , 16 ° 46 ′  E
surface 10,582 km²
The highest point
Politics and administration
Ruling party SWAPO
Governor / in Forest Ndevashiya
Distribution of seats in the regional council SWAPO 12
Constituencies 12
Last choice 2015
Next choice 2020

Ohangwena is one of the 13 regions of Namibia and has about 256,000 inhabitants (as of 2016). It is located in the north of the country and has a direct border with neighboring Angola . The regional capital Eenhana has around 3600 inhabitants (as of 2016).

According to the 2011 census , 97.7 percent of the Oshivambo area's residents speak their primary language.

administration

Constituencies in Ohangwena

Ohangwena is divided into 12 constituencies :

  1. Eenhana
  2. Endola
  3. Engela
  4. Epembe
  5. Ohangwena
  6. Okongo
  7. Omundaungilo
  8. Omulonga
  9. Ondobe
  10. Ongenga
  11. Oshikango
  12. Omulonga

In addition, there are (as of December 2015) three local administrations in the region:

literature

  • John Paul : Economy and Settlement in southern Amboland . In: Scientific publications of the Museum für Länderkunde zu Leipzig , NF 2, 1933. With references.
  • Joachim Fernau, Kurt Kayser and Johannes Paul (editors): Africa is waiting. A picture book on colonial politics. Rütten & Loening Verlag, Potsdam 1942 (With photographs by Johannes Paul from the geographical research trip 1928–1929 to Ovamboland).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Namibia Inter-censal Demographic Survey 2016 Report. Namibia Statistics Agency, November 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b 2011 Population and Housing Census Regional Profile, Ohangwena Region. Namibia Statistics Agency, p. 44f. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  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)