Divundu (1.090 m above sea level) is a village on the south-eastern banks of the
Okavango River
The Okavango River (formerly spelled Okovango or Okovanggo), Also known as the Cubango River, is a river in southwest Africa. It is the fourth-longest river system in southern Africa, running southeastward for . It begins at an elevation of in ...
in the
Kavango East
Kavango East is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Rundu, its governor is Bonifatius Wakudumo. The Region was created in 2013 when the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. The only self-governed settlem ...
Region,
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 ...
, east of
Rundu
Rundu is the capital and largest city of the Kavango-East Region in northern Namibia. It lies on the border with Angola on the banks of the Kavango River about above sea level. Rundu's population is growing rapidly. The 2001 census counted 36,9 ...
. Divundu has a population of around 5,430 inhabitants and is homestead of the local
Mbukushu Mbukushu is a traditional Kavango people, Kavango kingdom in what is today Namibia. Its people speak the Mbukushu language.
References
World Statesmen.org
* Maria Fisch, ''The Mbukushu in Angola (1730-2002):A History of Migration, Flight and R ...
kings.
On the opposite, north-eastern banks of the river lies
Kakutji in
Angola
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, and the two settlements are linked via a nearby border post.
Politics
Divundu is governed by a village council that has five seats. Athanasius Ndjamba Maghumbo is the CEO of Divundu Village Council (DVC).
SWAPO
The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...
won the
2015 local authority election and gained four seats (631 votes). The remaining seat went to the
All People's Party (APP) with 68 votes. SWAPO also won the
2020 local authority election, obtaining 433 votes and gaining three seats. One seat each went to the APP (100 votes) and the
Independent Patriots for Change
The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) is a political party in Namibia. It was founded by Panduleni Itula in August 2020. As an independent presidential candidate in the 2019 Namibian general election, November 2019 election, Itula won the b ...
(IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, that gained 49 votes.
Tourism
Game drives to the nearby national park,
Bwabwata National Park, are well known for their diversity of wildlife in typical riverine and swampland habitat. Tourists frequent the Ndhovu Safari Lodge, which offers boat cruises to the
Popa Falls, including camping and guided village tours to the local Kamutjonga village.
Notable people from Divundu
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Raphael Dinyando
Raphael Nakare Dinyando (2 August 1960 – 4 September 2013) was a Namibian politician and diplomat.
Born in Divundu in 1960, Dinyando attended Rundu Secondary School in Rundu in northern Namibia. He studied at the University of Zululand in Sou ...
(1960–2013), former Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting
References
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Populated places in Kavango East
Villages in Namibia