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Ompundja Constituency

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20: 525: 90:(SWAPO) party. The constituency's councillor is SWAPO politician Adolf Uunona, who has been serving in this role since 2004 when he received 1,686 of the 1,697 votes cast in the 439: 265: 581: 432: 537: 43: 70:
in the constituency; Transport is done on tracks that frequently become impassable during the raining season. The main economic activity is
425: 315: 102: 98: 91: 87: 395: 123:. Uunona stated in response that, "My father gave me this name Adolf Hitler, but it does not mean I have Adolf Hitler's character". 101:, Uunona won uncontested and remained councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate. Uunona was again reelected in the 586: 239: 219: 576: 366: 31: 165: 106: 42:. It had 4,423 inhabitants in 2004 and 2,520 registered voters in 2020. Its constituency office is situated in 275: 112:
Uunona rose to international attention in 2020 when news media picked up that his full given name is
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The district road D3607 is the access road to Ompundja constituency. There are no other
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The constituency covers an area of 466 km (180 sq mi). It is part of the
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and dominated by flood plains which become swamps during the raining season.
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Electoral constituency in the Oshana region of northern Namibia
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Ompundja constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the
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Ompundja Constituency (red) in the Oshana Region (yellow)
367:"Schlechter Scherz? Adolf Hitler sitzt 2020 im Landrat" 157: 105:, winning with 1,196 votes over Abner Mumbala of the 568: 220:"Flood-prone Uuvudhiya, Ompundja beg for roads" 232: 152: 150: 433: 297:Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia 61: 74:. Ambassador, politician and businessperson 147: 582:States and territories established in 1992 440: 426: 393: 307: 313: 263: 259: 257: 158:"Regional Council 2020 Election Results" 18: 213: 211: 88:South West Africa People's Organization 569: 264:Ndeyanale, Eliaser (7 December 2020). 254: 217: 421: 314:Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). 208: 185: 183: 119:Uunona, named after German dictator 218:Iikela, Sakeus (17 November 2022). 13: 316:"Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested" 14: 598: 246:. 16 October 2009. Archived from 180: 523: 240:"State House's Nashandi resigns" 103:2020 Namibian regional elections 99:2015 Namibian regional elections 387: 359: 266:"Adolf Hitler defends his name" 166:Electoral Commission of Namibia 107:Independent Patriots for Change 587:1992 establishments in Namibia 332: 282: 133: 1: 126: 303:. 3 January 2005. p. 7. 49: 7: 274:. p. 1. Archived from 193:. Oshana Regional Council, 81: 10: 603: 62:Economy and infrastructure 521: 460: 394:AfricaNews (2020-12-03). 577:Constituencies of Oshana 141:"Namibia Constituencies" 376:(in German). 2020-12-03 191:"Ompundja Constituency" 72:subsistence agriculture 448:Constituencies in the 92:2004 regional election 32:electoral constituency 24: 301:Government of Namibia 195:Government of Namibia 28:Ompundja Constituency 22: 328:on October 24, 2015. 549: /  25: 553:17.900°S 15.700°E 532: 531: 299:. No. 3366. 168:. 18 January 2021 594: 564: 563: 561: 560: 559: 554: 550: 547: 546: 545: 542: 527: 442: 435: 428: 419: 418: 412: 411: 409: 408: 391: 385: 384: 382: 381: 363: 357: 356: 354: 353: 336: 330: 329: 324:. Archived from 311: 305: 304: 294: 286: 280: 279: 261: 252: 251: 236: 230: 229: 215: 206: 205: 203: 201: 187: 178: 177: 175: 173: 154: 145: 144: 137: 68:proclaimed roads 602: 601: 597: 596: 595: 593: 592: 591: 567: 566: 558:-17.900; 15.700 557: 555: 551: 548: 543: 540: 538: 536: 535: 533: 528: 519: 456: 446: 416: 415: 406: 404: 392: 388: 379: 377: 365: 364: 360: 351: 349: 338: 337: 333: 312: 308: 292: 288: 287: 283: 262: 255: 238: 237: 233: 216: 209: 199: 197: 189: 188: 181: 171: 169: 162:Interactive map 156: 155: 148: 139: 138: 134: 129: 84: 78:was born here. 76:Monica Nashandi 64: 52: 17: 12: 11: 5: 600: 590: 589: 584: 579: 530: 529: 522: 520: 518: 517: 512: 507: 502: 497: 492: 490:Ondangwa Urban 487: 485:Ondangwa Rural 482: 477: 472: 467: 461: 458: 457: 445: 444: 437: 430: 422: 414: 413: 386: 358: 331: 306: 281: 278:on 2021-04-30. 253: 250:on 2012-03-16. 231: 207: 179: 146: 131: 130: 128: 125: 83: 80: 63: 60: 51: 48: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 599: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 574: 572: 565: 562: 526: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 505:Oshakati West 503: 501: 500:Oshakati East 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 462: 459: 455: 451: 450:Oshana Region 443: 438: 436: 431: 429: 424: 423: 420: 403: 402: 397: 390: 375: 373: 368: 362: 347: 346: 341: 335: 327: 323: 322: 317: 310: 302: 298: 291: 285: 277: 273: 272: 267: 260: 258: 249: 245: 241: 235: 227: 226: 221: 214: 212: 196: 192: 186: 184: 167: 163: 159: 153: 151: 142: 136: 132: 124: 122: 118: 115: 110: 108: 104: 100: 95: 93: 89: 79: 77: 73: 69: 59: 57: 56:Cuvelai Basin 47: 45: 41: 37: 36:Oshana Region 33: 29: 21: 534: 479: 405:. Retrieved 399: 389: 378:. Retrieved 370: 361: 350:. Retrieved 348:. 2020-12-03 343: 334: 326:the original 321:The Namibian 319: 309: 296: 284: 276:the original 271:The Namibian 269: 248:the original 243: 234: 228:. p. 5. 225:The Namibian 223: 198:. Retrieved 170:. Retrieved 161: 135: 121:Adolf Hitler 111: 96: 85: 65: 53: 27: 26: 556: / 44:Enguwantale 571:Categories 407:2020-12-03 401:Africanews 380:2020-12-03 352:2020-12-03 200:7 November 172:7 November 127:References 515:Uuvudhiya 495:Ongwediva 50:Geography 480:Ompundja 475:Okatyali 374:Deutsche 372:Euronews 345:BBC News 82:Politics 544:15°42′E 541:17°54′S 510:Uukwiyu 470:Okatana 454:Namibia 244:New Era 143:. 2004. 97:In the 40:Namibia 34:in the 117:Hitler 30:is an 465:Okaku 293:(pdf) 114:Adolf 202:2021 174:2021 452:of 94:. 38:of 573:: 398:. 342:. 318:. 295:. 268:. 256:^ 242:. 222:. 210:^ 182:^ 164:. 160:. 149:^ 46:. 441:e 434:t 427:v 410:. 383:. 355:. 204:. 176:.

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electoral constituency
Oshana Region
Namibia
Enguwantale
Cuvelai Basin
proclaimed roads
subsistence agriculture
Monica Nashandi
South West Africa People's Organization
2004 regional election
2015 Namibian regional elections
2020 Namibian regional elections
Independent Patriots for Change
Adolf
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
"Namibia Constituencies"


"Regional Council 2020 Election Results"
Electoral Commission of Namibia


"Ompundja Constituency"
Government of Namibia


"Flood-prone Uuvudhiya, Ompundja beg for roads"
The Namibian

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