title: Karasburg Constituency
text: # Karasburg Constituency
  
  Karasburg was a constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. The main towns were Karasburg and Grünau; other populated places included Warmbad and Aussenkehr, and the border settlements of Ariamsvlei and Noordoewer. The Orange River formed part of the southern border of this constituency.
  
  Economic activities in this constituency were mainly small-stock farming, and near the Orange River, grape production. It had a population of 16,470 in 2011, up from 15,758 in 2001.
  
  In 2013, the constituency was divided into two sections: Karasburg East and Karasburg West
  
  ## Politics
  
  In the 2010 regional elections, SWAPO's Paulus Ephraim won the constituency with 1,577 votes. His defeated challengers were Desmund Desiderius Andreas of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (839 votes) and Irene Margaret Loberloth of the Democratic Party of Namibia (364 votes).
  
  