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Ndiyona Constituency

Coordinates: 18°00′S 20°42′E / 18°S 20.7°E / -18; 20.7
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Location of Ndiyona constituency in the Kavango Region

Ndiyona is a constituency in the Kavango East region of Namibia. The district centre is the settlement of Ndiyona. It had a population of 20,633 in 2011, up from 19,565 in 2001.[1]

The constituency contains the Khaudom National Park as well as the settlements of Nyangana, Shamwimbi, Twitwima, Kakekete, Tcotcoma, Cwibo, Shishidjo, Shakambu, Gcumagcashi, Cubambam, Cakwe, and Causa.[2]

There is a bilateral agreement with Angola to allow mutual near-border immigration without travel documents. This applies to a maximum distance of 30 km, it is not valid for tourists.[citation needed]

Politics

The 2015 regional elections were won by Swapo party candidate Eugen Likuwa with 1,859 votes. Florian Haingura of the All People's Party (APP) came second with 293 votes.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kavango 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009". Supplement to several Namibian newspapers. Electoral Commission of Namibia. November 2009.
  3. ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

18°00′S 20°42′E / 18°S 20.7°E / -18; 20.7