ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency

About ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency

ǃNamiǂNûs (; until 2013 Lüderitz), is a constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. In 2011, it had a population of 13,859, down from 14,542 in 2001. It contains the major city of Lüderitz, after which the constituency was originally named. The new Nama (Khoekhoe) name contains two click consonants and means "place embraced by the water." In 2013 Namibia's president Hifikepunye Pohamba stated that "I have accepted the Commission's recommendation that Lüderitz Constituency be renamed ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency which was the original name of the area. This includes the current town of Lüderitz". Arguments flared up whether or not this implied a name change of the town Lüderitz to ǃNamiǂNûs. The current interpretation of the statement is that only the constituency has been renamed.

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