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Discover Etunda in Namibia

Etunda in the region of Kunene is a town located in Namibia - some 395 mi or ( 635 km ) North-West of Windhoek , the country's capital .

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Local time in Etunda is now 04:44 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Windhoek " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ondjiva, Olutchanja, Namibe, Menongue, and Lubango. When in this area, you might want to check out Ondjiva . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Etunda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Calueque

Calueque is a village next to a dam and pumping station of the same name on the Kunene River in the Kunene Province of southern Angola. The water project is linked to Ruacana, 20 km away in Namibia, where an underground hydro-electric power station was built. This dam is one of the last landmarks along the Kunene River, prior to the Kunene becoming a border feature between Angola and Namibia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.27 14.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Angola–South Africa relations, Dams in Angola, Populated places in Cunene Province, Portugal–South Africa relations

Olushandja Dam

Olushandja Dam is a dam on the Kunene River outside of Oshakati, Oshana Region, Namibia. It's lake has a maximum capacity of 42.331 Mm, and stores water from the Calueque Dam in nearby Angola.

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Located at -17.43 14.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1990 in Namibia, Buildings and structures in Oshana Region, Dams completed in 1990, Dams in Namibia, Oshakati

Naulila

Naulila is a town in Cunene Province in southern Angola, located on the Cunene River which separates Angola and Namibia. Naulila was the scene of fighting between Portuguese Angola and German South West Africa during the early stages of World War I. On October 19, 1914, a German military column crossed the border and entered Angola without authorization from the Portuguese authorities. The column was intercepted by Portuguese forces and conducted to Fort Naulila.

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Located at -17.20 14.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: History of Angola, History of Namibia, Populated places in Cunene Province

Onesi Constituency

Onesi Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omusati Region of Namibia on the border to Angola. It has 12,935 inhabitants, its district capital is the settlement of Onesi.

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Located at -17.58 14.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Constituencies of Omusati Region