Otjinene Constituency | |
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Constituency | |
 Otjinene Constituency (yellow) in the Omaheke Region (dark grey) | |
| Coordinates: 21°13′28″S18°59′04″E / 21.224485°S 18.984444°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Omaheke Region |
| Constituency | Otjinene Constituency |
| Elevation | 1,092 m (3,583 ft) |
| Population (2011) [1] | |
| • Total | 7,400 |
| • Density | 12,283/km2 (31,810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (South African Standard Time) |
| Area code(s) | +66 |
Otjinene Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. It has 7,400 inhabitants [1] and its district capital is the village of Otjinene.
Each of the 14 regions in Namibia is further subdivided into electoral constituencies. The size of the constituencies varies with the size and population of each region. There are currently 121 constituencies in Namibia. The most populous constituency is Walvis Bay Urban; the least populous is Walvis Bay Rural, both in the Erongo region.
Omaheke is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Gobabis. It lies on the eastern border of Namibia and is the Western extension of the Kalahari desert. The name Omaheke is the Herero word for Sandveld.
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Villages and settlements in Otjinene Constituency include: Otjiuaneho, Ehungiro, Okahungu, Goreses, Otjikova, Okorukurure, Otura, Ovijapa, Okomumbonde, Omungondo, Erindiroukambe, Okauua, Okonya, Okazapamba, Otjiuetjombungu, Okaoveni, Okatjana, Ozonduno, Epata, Erindiotjirarua, Okavangua, Ombujanjama, Otjipandjarua, Oukango, Otjimanahakane, Okate, Otjovengi, Otjipandjarua, Otjinoko, Okanokona, Ozondjou, Okarui, Ondiripumua, Otjikorondo, Orunarongue, Okawarongo, Okamuina, Ozongaru, Ozombeto, Ourundu, Ondorozu, Ovizuzu, Otjiteke.
Okazapamba is a settlement in the Otjinene Constituency in the Omaheke Region of eastern Namibia. It is mostly inhabited by Herero people and a minor group of the San people. The villagers' economic activities concentrate around cattle breeding, as "Herero people are a pastoral cattle breeding nation".
