Oshana Region - Ondangwa, Oshakati, Ongwediva, Eheke, Uuvudhiya, Uuvudhiya Constituency, Oshakati West, Okatana Constituency, Oshakati East (Paperback)

Chapters: Ondangwa, Oshakati, Ongwediva, Eheke, Uuvudhiya, Uuvudhiya Constituency, Oshakati West, Okatana Constituency, Oshakati East, Okatyali Constituency, Ongwediva Constituency, Uukwiyu Constituency, Ondangwa Constituency, Okaku Constituency, Otshaandja, Ompundja Constituency, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ondangwa (also Ondangua), is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering Oshikoto Region. Ondangwa means "the end of the Ondonga area" (Ondonga is one of the kingdoms of Ovamboland). Located about 80 km (50 mi) from the Angolan border, Ondangwa is situated along the B1. It is one of the places of residence of the Kings of Ondonga. (currently King Eliphas Kauluma, father to the reigning king lives here). Most of the residents of the town speak Oshindonga. The landscape is flat, monotonous and dotted with settlements. Mopane, Marula and Wild fig trees turn up occasionally between the fields and the kraals and one can also find Makalani palm trees here (symbol of the Ovambo area). After heavy rains in the region, many little lakes and ponds form. The water comes from the Cuvelai River reaching from the north to the Etosha Pan. Ondangwa is the district capital of the Ondangwa electoral constituency. In 1870, Onandjokwe, near Ondangwa, was the site of the first Christian (Finnish Lutheran) mission in Ovamboland was set up by Finnish Lutherans. In the sixties and seventies, Ovamboland became the scene of severe fighting between SWAPO and the South African army. The Ovambo bore the brunt of Namibia's independence struggle and thousands of lives were lost. During Namibian War of Independence, Ondangwa was a major theatre of fighting between the rebel movement South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and the South African...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=22632