Kabbe North

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Kabbe North
Constituency
Region Zambezi Region
Population14,518
Major settlements Kabbe
Area1,183 km²
Current constituency
Kabbe North constituency (red) in the Zambezi Region Wahlkreis Kabbe (Nord) (2014).svg
Kabbe North constituency (red) in the Zambezi Region

Kabbe North is a constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region. The administrative centre of the constituency is the settlement of Kabbe, situated 53 kilometres south-east of the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. It had a population of 14,518 in 2011 [1] and 3,916 registered voters in 2020. [2]

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Kabbe North covers an area of 1,183 km². [3] The constituency has three clinics and 11 schools. [1] The constituency was created in August 2013 from the north-western part of Kabbe Constituency, [4] following the Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia's recommendation to split Kabbe into a northern and a southern part in preparation for the 2014 general election. [5]

Luhonono belongs to Kabbe North constituency. [1]

Politics

The 2015 regional election was won by Peter Mwala (SWAPO) with 1,487 votes, followed by Calvin Ngandi Ngandi of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 63 votes. The 2020 regional election was also won by SWAPO. Its candidate Bernard Kamwi Sisamu became councillor with 1,116 votes, ahead of Joseph Likando Matali of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, an opposition party formed in August 2020) with 292 votes and Cooks Mukuwa Muyoba of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) with 136 votes. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kabbe North Constituency". Government of Namibia . Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/namibia/admin/zambezi/01KN__kabbe_north/
  4. ↑ "Creation of new regions and division and re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 5261. Government of Namibia. 9 August 2013. p. 26. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era . via allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Publication of results and particulars in respect of general elections for Regional Councils: Electoral Act, 2014" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 7654. Government of Namibia. 8 October 2021. p. 22.


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