Editing Epupa Constituency (section)

==Establishment and location==
The constituency was created in 1992 under the name '''Ruacana Constituency'''. Its western border is the shoreline of the [[Atlantic Ocean]], its northern border is the middle of the [[Kunene River]], at the same time Namibia's border with [[Angola]]. The constituency extended eastwards to what is today [[Onesi Constituency]] in [[Omusati Region]], and southwards to the [[18th parallel south|18° S]] [[circle of latitude]].<ref name=GG473>{{Cite news | title=Establishment of the boundaries of constituencies in Namibia | newspaper=Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia | issue=473 | page=2 | publisher=[[Government of Namibia]] | date=1 September 1992 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/1992/473.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref> Both the town of [[Ruacana]] and the [[Ruacana Falls]] belonged to the constituency at that time.

In 1998 the constituency's eastern part, including Ruacana, was moved to Omusati Region where the {{As of|2024|alt=current}} [[Ruacana Constituency]] was created. The remainder of the constituency was named '''Epupa Constituency'''.<ref name=GG1940>{{Cite news | title=Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992 | newspaper=Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia | issue=1940 | pages=7, 8, 12 | publisher=[[Government of Namibia]] | date=31 August 1998 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/1998/1940.pdf | format=pdf}}</ref>

The settlements [[Epupa, Namibia|Epupa]], [[Otjomuru]], [[Ohamaremba]] and [[Okangwati]] belong to the Epupa constituency.<ref>{{Cite news | title=More pupils expected at Otjomuru | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | date=22 August 2016 | url=http://www.namibian.com.na/More-pupils-expected-at-Otjomuru/44548/read}}</ref>