Aminuis Constituency

Aminuis Constituency (yellow) in the Omaheke Region (dark grey)

Aminuis Constituency is a electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It has 12,343 inhabitants,[1] its district capital is the settlement of Aminuis. The constituency forms part of the border between Namibia and Botswana.

Villages and settlements in the Aminuis constituency include:

The constituency also is the home of the traditional seat of the Ovaherero Paramount Chief, at the village of Toasis, situated south of Aminuis.[5] In the Herero and Namaqua War of 1904–1907 the village was the location of the Battle of Toasis on 17 December 1905. Later Chief Hosea Kutako had his homestead there, and currently a community heroes' acre for Ovaherero and Ovambanderu is planned.[6]

Politics

The 2015 regional election were won by Peter Kazongominja of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) with 2,413 votes, followed by Utiriua Kavari of the SWAPO Party with 1,785 votes.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
  2. ↑ Mauku, Iuze (23 November 2010). "Presidential Affairs Minister visits Leonardville". Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Tjatindi, Charles (23 September 2011). "Over-drilling at Aminuis raises concern". Namibian Sun.
  4. ↑ Retief, Christo (6 November 2006). "Stambeleg in Ooste" [Fight in the East]. Die Republikein (in Afrikaans).
  5. ↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, K". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Matundu-Tjiparuro, Kae (14 January 2013). "Police implored to act against stock theft". New Era.
  7. ↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 15.

Coordinates: 23°43′S 19°21′E / 23.717°S 19.350°E / -23.717; 19.350


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.