Rundu Rural East

Last updated February 19, 2019

Rundu Rural East is an electoral constituency in the Kavango East Region of Namibia. It is located east of Rundu, one of Namibia's largest cities.

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.

Kavango East is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Rundu. Because of its rather higher rainfall than most other parts of Namibia, this region has agricultural potential for the cultivation of a variety of crops, as well as for organised forestry and agro-forestry, which stimulates furniture making and related industries.

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.

The constituency contains the villages of Cuma and Kaisosi. Both villages are connected by a 60 kilometres (37 mi) gravel road which was completed in 2013.^[1]

Kaisosi is a settlement in the Kavango East region of north-eastern Namibia, situated about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) outside Rundu. It is located between the Trans-Caprivi highway and the Maria Mwengere gravel road. Kaisosi is divided into two parts, Kaisosi the first which is about 1 km from Rundu university campus and Kaisosi the second which is about 1.5 km from Rundu campus. There are two schools in Kaisosi, Sarusungu Combined School and Kaisosi Primary School. Kaisosi clinic and police station are located next to each other in the Kaisosi the second along the Gravel road few meters from Sarusungu Combined School.

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References

↑ Haufiku, Mathias (19 August 2013). "New roads for Kavango East". New Era . Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.

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[1] Haufiku, Mathias (19 August 2013). "New roads for Kavango East". New Era . Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.