Katutura Central

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Katutura Central constituency (red) in the Khomas Region

Katutura Central is a constituency in the Khomas Region of Namibia, comprising the extensions 2–5 and 7–11 of Windhoek's suburb Katutura.[1] Katutura is a township that was founded by the then apartheid government of Namibia for black people in the 1950s, when the previous township, Old Location, was converted into the suburb Hochland Park.[2]

Katutura Central had a population of 24,608 in 2011, up from 21,243 in 2001.[3] As of 2020, it has 19,340 registered voters.[4] The majority of households in this constituency are headed by women. 74% of the employed residents work for other people (as gardeners or house keepers) instead of for companies.[5]

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