Okakarara

Okakarara is a city in Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia, placed 50 kilometres southeast of Waterberg National Park. It has an estimated populace of 7,000 and is presently growing by using 1,500 inhabitants yearly. Okakarara consists of the residential regions of Pamue, the former whites-handiest area, and Okakarara Proper, the previous black residential area. It is the district capital of the Okakarara electoral constituency that consists of surrounding settlements. Okakarara is governed by means of a city council that has seven seats. Formerly part of the Apartheid-technology bantustan Hereroland, the vicinity remains in particular populated by using the Herero humans.

Because of this, Okakarara is one of the few cities in Namibia where the otherwise dominant SWAPO birthday party faces sizeable competition. In the 2004 elections, SWAPO came only 2d, and the Herero-ruled National Unity Democratic Organisation gained. Due to a very unusual coalition among SWAPO and Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, the then elected city mayor Ehrnst Katjiku has SWAPO association. The 2015 neighborhood authority election turned into again received by using NUDO which received three seats and 842 votes. SWAPO came second with 538 votes and gained two seats, and the DTA additionally won two seats with 483 votes.