Onayena Constituency

Onayena Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It has 15,684 inhabitants;^[1] its district capital is the settlement of Onayena. Currently the Councillor of Onayena is Natangwe Indongo, a former school teacher at Nehale Senior Secondary School. The Constituency's population has grown significantly over recent years, dominated by the Ovambo language speaking people and a small group of San people.

History

In Onayena the village of Omandongo is where the first Finnish missionaries arrived in 1870, including Nakambale Martti Rautanen, and it is also where the Ondonga kings Shikongo shaKalulu and Nehale Mpingana lived and are buried.

Politics

Onayena constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.

In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.^[2]

Economy and infrastructure

The main economic activities in the constituency are agriculture and cattle rearing. Omahangu is the principal crop in Onayena, while cattle, goats and donkeys are the farming animals in the area. The constituency has important cultural and historical links. Onayena has a settlement prominent for investment opportunities and has a lot of large virgin land available housing and business investment.

People from Onayena Constituency

Onayena is the hometown of many prominent people in Namibia, such as the multi-award winning kwaito musician and producer The Dogg, and home to the Vice President of Namibia Dr Nickey Iyambo.

Schools in Onayena Constituency

Nehale Senior Secondary School
Josef Simananeka Asino Junior Secondary School
Uuyoka Combined School
Oniihwa Combined School
Oniiwe Primary School
Matheus Nashandi Combined School
Matheus Namwiha Primary School
Ekaha Primary School
Ambunda Primary School
Onayena Primary School
Onuuya Primary School
Lucas Primary School
Lano Primary School (private school)
Ondumetana Primary School
Nakambale Primary School
Okakonda Primary School
Iikokola Combined School

Churches in Onayena Constituency

Onayena ELCIN Church
Omulondo ELCIN Church
Elombe ELCIN Church

Villages in Onayena Constituency

References

^ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
^ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] Constituencies of Namibia, 2004

[uncontested-2] Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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