Rundu Rural

Rundu Rural (until 2013 Rundu Rural East) is an electoral constituency in the Kavango East Region of Namibia. It comprises the area east of Rundu, one of Namibia's largest cities. It had a population of 22,538 in 2011, up from 18,250 in 2001.[1]

Rundu Rural constituency in the Kavango East region of Namibia

The constituency contains the villages of Cuma and Kaisosi. Both villages are connected by a 60 kilometres (37 mi) gravel road which was completed in 2013.[2]

In 2013 the Kavango Region, to which this constituency belonged under the name Rundu Rural East, was split into Kavango East and Kavango West.[3] The constituency was renamed Rundu Rural. Its former sister constituency Rundu Rural West was also renamed, to Ncuncuni Constituency. Ncuncuni now belongs to Kavango West, whereas Rundu Rural belongs to Kavango East.

See also

References
  1. "Kavango 2011 Census Regional Profile" (PDF). Statistics Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. Haufiku, Mathias (19 August 2013). "New roads for Kavango East". New Era. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.
  3. Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2013.


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