Walvis Bay Rural


Walvis Bay Rural constituency is a constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia. It comprises the rural area surrounding the constituency's district capital city of Walvis Bay. It had a population of 26,916 in 2011, up from 16,293 in 2001.

Inhabitants

Walvis Bay Rural constituency includes a string of settlements by the ǂAonin community, a subtribe of the Nama people. These settlements are situated along the Kuiseb River and include Utuseb and Rooibank.

Politics

In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO's Johannes Nangolo won the constituency with 3,804 votes. His closest challenger was Tjitekuru Joseph of the Rally for Democracy and Progress, who received 646 votes.
Nangolo also won the 2015 regional elections with 3,928 votes. Runner-up and only challenger was Joan Valencia Izaaks of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance who received 801 votes.