Judea Lyaboloma Constituency

Judea Lyaboloma
Constituency
Region	Zambezi Region
Population	8,738
Major settlements	Sangwali
Area	1,723 km²
Current constituency

Electoral constituency in Namibia's Zambezi region

Judea Lyaboloma is a constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region. The administrative centre of the constituency is the settlement of Sangwali, situated 130 kilometres south-west of the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. It has a population of 8,738 and covers an area of 1,723 km², resulting in a population density of approximately 5.071/km².^[1]^[2]

Constituency Profile

Judea Lyaboloma Constituency shares borders with Sibbinda Constituency to the north, Kongola Constituency to the northwest, and Botswana to the south.

Most areas within the constituency are located alongside the Kwando and Linyanti rivers. The temperature ranges between 10°C and 38°C, with most rainfall occurring between December and March. The constituency lies between the Linyanti River in the south and the Kwando River in the west, forming the Linyanti Swamp. The northern part of the constituency is dry and prone to annual droughts.

Educational Institutions

Primary Schools: Mukorufu PS, Mbambazi PS, Lianshulu PS, Ngonga PS, Lubuta PS.

Combined Schools: Sangwali CS, Sauzuo CS, Lizauli CS, Sachona CS.

Senior Secondary School: Sangwali SSS.

Health Facilities

Clinic: Sachona Clinic.

Health Centre: Sangwali Health Centre.

Tourism and Recreation Facilities

Conservancies: Wuparo, Balyerwa, Mashi Conservancies.

National Parks: Nkasa Rupara, Mudumu National Parks.

Lodges and Campsites: Namushasha Lodge, Lianshulu Lodge, Bush Lodge, Nkasa Rupara Tented Lodge, Camp Kwando, Malyo Campsite, Mavunje Campsite, Kazondwe Campsite, Livingstone Campsite, Ivory Hunting Campsite.

Government Offices

Agriculture Development Centre Offices: Sangwali, Sachona.

Veterinary Service Office: Sangwali.

Sub-Police Station: Sangwali Sub-Police Station.

Politics

The 2015 regional election was won by Beaven Bashole Munali of the SWAPO Party with 1,078 votes, followed by Oscar Zambo Munanzi of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 120 votes.^[3] In the 2020 Regional Council Elections, there were 3,339 registered voters.^[4]^[5] In the 2020 regional election an independent candidate won the constituency. Gwelu Humphrey Divai obtained 1,250 votes making him the Councillor of Judea Lyaboloma Constituency ahead of ahead of Vincent Bafeze Sinalumbu, the SWAPO candidate, who got 722 votes.^[6]

References

^ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. via allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014.
^ "Zambezi (Region, Namibia) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 22. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
^ Nakale, Albertina (9 August 2013). "President divides Kavango into two". New Era. via allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014.
^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.