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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, and additionally some streets on the outskirts of the city.[1] It had a population of 26,916 in 2011, up from 16,293 in 2001. Walvis Bay Rural covers 9,150 km2 (3,530 sq mi) of land.[2] As of 2020[update] the constituency had 25,746 registered voters.[3]
Walvis Bay Rural was created in 1998. Following a recommendation of the Second Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation of the 1998 general election, the old Walvis Bay Constituency was split into Walvis Bay Urban and Walvis Bay Rural.[4]
- ^ de Klerk, Eveline (14 September 2020). "Constituency boundaries questioned". New Era. p. 1.
- ^ "Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density" (PDF). 2011 Population and Housing Census - Erongo Regional Profile. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 1940. Government of Namibia. 31 August 1998. p. 21.