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Discover Etomba in Namibia

Etomba in the region of Ohangwena is a place located in Namibia - some 360 mi or ( 580 km ) North of Windhoek , the country's capital .

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Local time in Etomba is now 12:56 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Windhoek " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ondjiva, Namibe, Menongue, Lubango, and Yanghandja. When in this area, you might want to check out Ondjiva . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Etomba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Etomba

Etomba is a settlement in Ohangwena Region, Namibia. It is 25 km from Ondobe and 37 km away from Eenhana. It is the largest village in the area. Its full name is Etomba laNghifesho, which differentiates it from two other villages known as Etomba.

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Located at -17.43 16.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Ohangwena Region, Populated places in Namibia

Edundja

Edundja is a community in northern part of Namibia in Ohangwena region; it is found 15Km east of Oshikango and it is closer to the Angolian border. There are two schools, a clinic and a church. The schools are Edundja primary school which has grade 1 to 7, and Edundja junior secondary which has grade 8 to 10 . Edundja is home village to the honorable minister of mines and energy Mr Erriki Nghimtina and the former NAMPOWER director Leaky Hangala.

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Located at -17.42 16.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Namibia

2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods

The 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods was a natural disaster which began in early March 2009 and resulted in the deaths of at least 131 people and otherwise affected around 445,000 people. The floods affected seven regions of Namibia, three provinces of Zambia, two regions of Angola and part of Botswana. The floodwaters damaged buildings and infrastructure and displaced at least 300,000 people.

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Located at -17.40 16.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2009 floods, 2009 in Angola, 2009 in Botswana, 2009 in Namibia, 2009 in Zambia, Floods in Angola, Floods in Botswana, Floods in Namibia, Floods in Zambia, Natural disasters in Angola, Natural disasters in Botswana, Natural disasters in Namibia, Natural disasters in Zambia

Ondobe Constituency

Ondobe is a constituency in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia. It has 32,726 inhabitants, the district centre is the settlement of Ondobe. Ondobe Constituency contains the village of Okanghudi, the birthplace of Hifikepunye Pohamba, the President of Namibia.

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Located at -17.52 16.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Constituencies of Namibia

Oshandi

Oshandi is a village situated in the northern part of Namibia in the Ondobe Constituency of Ohangwena Region. It has a clinic and Anglican church that were established in 1947 by Canadian citizen Mark Dirnardo, who was a carpenter and he come up with the idea of creating the hospital and church in Oshandi in 1947. The first headman of Oshandi village was Haufuku kanyanye who was Oshivambo speaking and the current headman is Paulus Hashoongo who is the native of Oshandi village.

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Located at -17.45 16.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Ohangwena Region, Populated places in Namibia