Kamanjab

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Kamanjab
Otjiherero: Okamanja
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Kamanjab
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 19°38′S14°50′E / 19.633°S 14.833°E / -19.633; 14.833
CountryFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Region Kunene Region
Constituency Kamanjab Constituency
Government
   CEO Bianca Nguaiko [1]
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Climate BWh

Kamanjab (Otjiherero : Okamanja, place of big stones) [2] [3] is a village with 6,012 inhabitants in the Kunene region of Namibia. It is the administrative centre of the Kamanjab Constituency.

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Economy and infrastructure

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Wahlkreis Kamanjab in Kunenea

As with most Namibian self-governed settlements, Kamanjab is affected by urbanisation. The village has an area where new low-income inhabitants may temporarily settle for a small fee. Once they have stayed for 5 years and paid every month, the plot where they stay is allocated to them. [1]

Politics

Kamanjab is governed by a village council that has five seats. [4]

The 2015 local authority election was won by the SWAPO party which gained three seats (689 votes). The remaining two seats went to the United Democratic Front (UDF) with 375 votes. [5] The 2020 local authority election was won by the UDF which gained 606 votes and two seats. SWAPO was runner-up with 541 votes and two seats. The remaining seat went to the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, 82 votes). [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mbathera, Ester; Nanuses, Ellen (13 August 2021). "Town CEOs on edge over land chaos". The Namibian .
  2. Menges, Werner (12 May 2005). "Windhoek?! Rather make that Otjomuise". The Namibian .
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  4. "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch. No. 3. Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.
  5. "Local elections results". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 28 November 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015.
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