Sibbinda Constituency

Sibbinda Constituency is a constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region, with its administrative centre located in the settlement of Sibbinda. As of 2023, it has a population of 17,126 residents.^[1]

Constituency Profile

Sibbinda Constituency is located at the centre of the Zambezi Region. It borders three constituencies: Linyanti in the southwest, Katima Mulilo Rural in the east, and Kongola in the north. It also borders Botswana in the far southeast. The constituency is situated alongside the Trans-Zambezi Highway. Sibbinda is the administrative centre of the constituency, with Chinchimane as a growth point. The constituency covers an area of 1,699 km², resulting in a population density of 6.0 people per km².^[2]

Educational Institutions

Primary Schools: Kahunikwa PS, Kisako PS, Malundu PS, Mazoba PS, Mpacha PS.
Combined Schools: Chinchimane CS, Kaenda CS, Kanono CS, Kasheshe CS, Kaliyangile CS, Sibbinda CS, Sikubi CS.
Senior Secondary Schools: Masokotwani SSS, Simataa SSS, Sikosinyana SSS.

Health Facilities

Health Centres: Chinchimane HC, Kaenda HC, Kanono HC, Kasheshe HC, Masokotwani HC, Sibbinda HC.

Tourism/Recreation Facilities

Lodge: Kolosi Lodge and Bush Ranch.

Government Offices

Satellite Police Stations: Chinchimane Satellite Police Station, Muzina Satellite Police Station.

Agricultural Extension Offices: Kasheshe ADC, Sibbinda ADC.

Politics

In the 2004 regional election, SWAPO candidate Felix Mukupi received 1,683 of the 2,856 votes cast and became councillor. He was re-elected in 2010.

In 2012, Ignatius Chunga (SWAPO) became constituency councillor after winning a by-election scheduled following Mukupi's death in a car accident. Chunga was re-elected in the 2015 regional election with 1,924 votes, followed by Luseso Parry Malumbano of DTA with 322 votes and Lister Limbo Sabuta of RDP with 314 votes.

In the 2020 Regional Council Elections, which had 6,248 registered voters, Micky Mumbali Lukaezi IPC won and has been serving as the councillor of Sibbinda Constituency. He received 1,693 votes. The former councillor, SWAPO's Ignatius Chunga, came second with 1,160 votes.^[3]^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

References

^ "Zambezi (Region, Namibia) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
^ "Sibbinda Constituency Profile". Zambezi Regional Council.
^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 11.
^ Poolman, Jan (17 September 2012). "Swapo wins Sibbinda". The Namibian.
^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 23. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

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[1] "Zambezi (Region, Namibia) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

[2] "Sibbinda Constituency Profile". Zambezi Regional Council.

[election2020-3] "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[4] "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 11.

[5] Poolman, Jan (17 September 2012). "Swapo wins Sibbinda". The Namibian.

[6] "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 23. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.

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