Otjiwarongo Constituency is an electoral constituency

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 22,614 inhabitants and consists of the town of Otjiwarongo

Otjiwarongo

Otjiwarongo is a city of 20,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa....

 and the surrounding rural area. In 2010, former Otjiwarongo mayor Otto Ipinge

Otto Ipinge

Otto Ipinge is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Ipinge was re-elected as mayor of Otjiwarongo. As mayor, Ipinge focused on attracting investment to the city, effective management and efficiency as well as increasing tourism, agriculture and mineral management. As of June 2009, he was the...

 was elected to the Otjozondjupa Regional Council.

The Okorusu Mine, located 48 km north of Otjiwarongo

Otjiwarongo

Otjiwarongo is a city of 20,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa....

, is a well-known source of fluorite

Fluorite

Fluorite is a halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It is an isometric mineral with a cubic habit, though octahedral and more complex isometric forms are not uncommon...

 specimens for mineral collectors The mine is a potential resource for Rare earth elements.