Mashare Constituency


Mashare is a constituency in the Kavango East region of Namibia. The district centre is the settlement of Mashare. It had a population of 15,688 in 2011, down from 16,007 in 2001.
The constituency contains the settlements of Dwasa, Tceha, Kondja, Namagadi, and Rudjadja.
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.

Politics

The 2015 regional elections were won by Swapo party candidate Mavara Fillipus Nkore with 2,707 votes. Paulus Sikongo of
the All People's Party came second with 1,487 votes, and Nankema Shirongo of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance came third with 110 votes.