Chinchimane (also: Chinchimani) is a settlement in

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 ea ...

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 sin ...

. It is situated approximately southwest of the regional capital

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 ...

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Sibbinda Constituency Sibinda Constituency is an Electoral district in Namibia. It is situated in the Zambezi Region. Its centre is Sibinda which is a settlement 63 kilometres out of Katima Mulilo. The constituency has a population of 11,112 people. In the 2020 Regiona ...

in Namibia's

Zambezi Region The Zambezi Region is one of the 14 regions of Namibia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country. It is largely concurrent with the major Zambezi River where it gets its name from. The region has eight constituencies and its capit ...

. Close to the settlement is Bamunu, one of Namibia's 79 conservancies. Bamunu is adjacent to both

Mudumu National Park Mudumu is a National Park in Caprivi Region in north-eastern Namibia. The park was established in 1990. It covers an area of . The Kwando River forms the western border with Botswana. Various communal area conservancies and community forests surro ...

and

Nkasa Rupara National Park Nkasa Rupara National Park, also Nkasa Lupala National Park, formerly Mamili National Park, is a national park in Namibia. It is centered on the Nkasa and Rupara Island, Rupara islands on the Kwando River, Kwando/Linyanti River in the south-wester ...

. Chinchimane is the home of the ''Lusata Headquarters'', the traditional authority of the

Mafwe The Mafwe are one of the tribal peoples of the country of Namibia, and one of the 38 groups that comprise the Lozi people. Fwe language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fwe_language Kings and leaders Leaders since Kabende Sita carry the honorary ti ...

tribe. Every year on the first Sunday in October, the Mafwe celebrate the

Lusata Festival Lusata Festival is an annual festival for all Mafwe tribal people of Namibia and nearby countries. The Mafwe people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Caprivi Region. They speak ChiFwe. The festival celebrates traditional values, commemora ...

, 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 Informati ...

, named after its patron the Namibian Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology,

Stanley Simataa Stanley Mutumba Simataa (born 5 June 1960) is a Namibian politician and former minister of information and communication technology. He served as deputy minister for information from 2010 until his appointment as minister in 2018. Simataa was bo ...

, is located in Chinchimane.

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{{namibia-geo-stub Populated places in the Zambezi Region