Elim Constituency

Elim Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It had 7,883 registered voters in 2020. Its district capital is the settlement of Elim.

Elim Constituency covers an area of 444 km2 (171 sq mi). It had a population of 11,406 in 2011, up from 10,850 in 2001. It borders to the north and west to the constituencies Okalongo and Oshikuku and in the east to the Oshana Region. There are a number of villages in the constituency, some being: Onashiku, Iiyale, Iino, Olupumbu, Iiyanguti, Olupembana, Ondangwa, Onegali, Onamega.

The constituency contains the homestead of Iipumpu Ya Tshilongo, king of the Uukwambi from 1907 to 1932. The homestead in Onashiku was proclaimed a national monument in 2014, and de-proclaimed a few months later.

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