Epuku is a village in Ohangwena 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 ...

. Located 30 km north of

Ondangwa Ondangwa (earlier spelling ''Ondangua'') is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. Ondangwa was first established as a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society (the FMS) in 1890. In 1914, it became ...

, the village was the site of a grave for seven People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatants who died in battle with the occupying South African Defence Force. It was also the birthplace of politician

Ponhele ya France Ponhele Andrew Mbidi ya France (8 January 1948 in Epuku, Ohangwena Region - 8 February 2010 in Windhoek) was a Namibian politician and trade unionist. A longtime member of SWAPO, ya France was elected into the National Assembly of Namibia from 20 ...

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Populated places in the Ohangwena Region {{Namibia-geo-stub