Dâures Constituency

Dâures (Khoekhoe for Brandberg, until 1998: Brandberg Constituency) is a constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia. It is named after the tallest mountain in Namibia, the Brandberg. It had a population of 11,350 in 2011, up from 10,289 in 2001. As of 2020 the constituency had 7,882 registered voters.

Dâures Constituency extends from the national road B2 to the Ugab River and has a radius of approximately 120 km. Largest settlement in the constituency and seat of the constituency office is Uis. It also contains the settlements of Okombahe and Omatjette, as well as the smaller populated places of Grootspitzkop, Odama, Omihana, Okamapuku, Otjohorongo, Ovitua, Ozondati and Tubusis.

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