Oniipa Constituency


Oniipa Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It has 23,913 inhabitants, its district capital is the settlement of Oniipa. Further settlements in this constituency are Oshigambo, and Onanjokwe.
Omukwiyugwemanya, is a notable fig tree at Oshigambo High School.

Politics

Oniipa constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization party.
In 2010, SWAPO's Johannes Sheepo Shiindi was elected as Oniipa's regional councilor with 95.5% of all votes cast in the constituency. In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.