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C49 Road (Namibia)
C49 is a secondary route in the Caprivi Strip in Namibia, which leaves and rejoins the B8, at Katima Mulilo and Kongola, respectively. The C49 serves the communities of: Chinchimane Chinchimane (also: Chinchimani) is a settlement in Namibia's Caprivi Strip. It is situated approximately southwest of the regional capital Katima Mulilo. Chinchimane belongs to the Sibbinda Constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region. Close to the ..., Linyanti, Sikwalo, Mantemwa, Dipito, Muneambuanas, and Luzibalule. References Roads in Namibia {{Namibia-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katima Mulilo
Katima Mulilo or simply Katima is the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. It is located in the Caprivi Strip. It had 28,362 inhabitants in 2010, and comprises two Constituencies of Namibia, electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban. It is located on the national road B8 road (Namibia), B8 on the banks of the Zambezi River in lush riverine vegetation with tropical birds and monkeys. The town receives an annual average rainfall of . The nearest Namibian town to Katima Mulilo is Rundu, about 500 km away. About 40 km east of Katima Mulilo lies the village of Bukalo, where the road to Ngoma, Namibia, Ngoma branches off that joins Namibia to Botswana. Economy and infrastructure Established and run as a garrison for a long time, Katima Mulilo still shows signs of its military role today. In the city centre was the South African Defence Force military base, almost every house had a bomb shelter. The town benefited from the military presence in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongola
Kongola is a settlement in Namibia's Caprivi Strip and the district capital of Kongola Constituency in the Zambezi Region. It is situated on the national road B8 ( Otavi - Katima Mulilo Katima Mulilo or simply Katima is the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. It is located in the Caprivi Strip. It had 28,362 inhabitants in 2010, and comprises two electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban. I ...). Kongola has a petrol station and a wholesaler. Although the village is situated on a national power line, it has not yet been connected to the electricity grid. There is also no access to safe water at Kongola. References Populated places in the Zambezi Region {{namibia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caprivi Strip
The Caprivi Strip, also known simply as Caprivi, is a geographic salient protruding from the northeastern corner of Namibia. It is surrounded by Botswana to the south and Angola and Zambia to the north. Namibia, Botswana and Zambia meet at a single point at the eastern tip of the Strip, which also comes within of Zimbabwe thus nearly forming a quadripoint. Botswana and Zambia share a border at the crossing of Kazungula. The territory was acquired by then-German South West Africa in order to provide access to the Zambezi River and consequently a route to the east coast of the continent and German East Africa. The route was later found not to be navigable because about east of the Caprivi Strip is Victoria Falls, one of the world's largest waterfalls. Within Namibia, the Strip is divided administratively between Kavango East and Zambezi regions. It is crossed by the Okavango River. The Cuando River forms part of its border with Botswana, and the Zambezi River forms a part of it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although Kazungula, it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi, Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B8 Road (Namibia)
B8 road often known as the Golden Highway is one of the national highways of Namibia. It leads from the B1 at Otavi via Grootfontein and Rundu through the Caprivi Strip to the border town of Katima Mulilo (where there is a short spur section, also designated B8, crossing into Zambia) and further on to the Botswana border at Ngoma. The section from Otavi to Katima Mulilo forms part of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road. Populated places ''from west to east'' * Otavi * Kombat * Grootfontein * Mile 30, south of Rundu * Rundu * Ndiyona * Divundu * Kongola * Katima Mulilo * Ngoma See also * Trans-Caprivi Highway * Trans-African Highway network The Trans-African Highway network comprises transcontinental road projects in Africa being developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (ADB), and the African Union in conjunction with reg ... References Roads in Namibia {{Africa-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinchimane
Chinchimane (also: Chinchimani) is a settlement in Namibia's Caprivi Strip. It is situated approximately southwest of the regional capital Katima Mulilo. Chinchimane belongs to the Sibbinda Constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region. Close to the settlement is Bamunu, one of Namibia's 79 conservancies. Bamunu is adjacent to both Mudumu National Park and Nkasa Rupara National Park. Chinchimane is the home of the ''Lusata Headquarters'', the traditional authority of the Mafwe tribe. Every year on the first Sunday in October, the Mafwe celebrate the Lusata Festival, a major artistic and cultural event in the Caprivi. The name ''Lusata'' is derived from the royal mace of the Mafwe people, a stick covered in ivory. Simataa Secondary School Simataa Secondary School is a school in the Caprivi Region of Namibia. It is situated near the headquarters of the Mafwe traditional authority in Chinchimane, some 70 km south of Katima Mulilo. Patron of the school is Deputy Minister of Inform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linyanti Constituency
Linyanti is a constituency in the Zambezi Region of Namibia. As of 2020, the constituency had 4,493 registered voters. The area includes a large marshland. In August 2013, Linyanti Constituency lost its western part, which became a constituency of its own, namely Judea Lyaboloma Constituency. Politics The first councillor was Fani Francis Sizimbo, a Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) member, who won the inaugural 1992 regional election and was in office until 1998. In the 1998 regional election the constituency was won by Lichaba John Ndubano in 1998. Ndubano, a SWAPO member, managed to move the SWAPO office from Linyanti to Sangwali. He did not support secessionism, and as a result was not liked in secessionist dominated areas. In the 2004 regional elections SWAPO was represented by Dorothy Kabula, and in 2010 by Cletius Sipapela, who successively won the constituency elections. In the 2015 regional election Sipapela was reelected with 1,480 votes, followed by Ivene Visit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
