Omatako Constituency
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Omatako Constituency is an electoral constituency
in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia
. It has 11,998 inhabitants and contains the settlements of Kalkfeld
, Hochfeld and Ovitoto, as well as the Osire
refugee camp and Osona military base.
Constituencies of Namibia
Each of the 13 regions in Namibia are further subdivided into electoral constituencies. The number and size of each constituency varies with the size and population of each region. There are currently 107 constituencies in Namibia...
in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. It has 11,998 inhabitants and contains the settlements of Kalkfeld
Kalkfeld
Kalkfeld is a settlement in the Otjozondjupa region of Namibia. It is situated halfway between Omaruru and Otjiwarongo on the national road C33 and belongs to the Omatako electoral constituency. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were...
, Hochfeld and Ovitoto, as well as the Osire
Osire
Osire is a refugee camp in central Namibia, situated 200 km north of the capital Windhoek on the main road C30 from Gobabis to Otjiwarongo. Established in 1992 the refugee population of Osire stood at 6.500 in 2010 after having reached a peak of 20.000 in 1998...
refugee camp and Osona military base.