Sangwali 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 ...

. It is situated in the

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 ...

129.3 kilometres out of the region’s 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 ...

. It is the centre of

Judea Lyaboloma Constituency Judea Lyaboloma Constituency is an Electoral district in Namibia. It is situated in the Zambezi Region. Its centre is Sangwali which is a settlement 129.3 kilometres out of Katima Mulilo. The constituency has a population of 5,511 people. In the ...

and it is also the Royal Headquarters of the

Yeyi people The MaYeyi (also: ''Yeyi'' or ''Bayei'') are Bantu-speaking people of north-western Botswana and north-eastern Namibia. The Yeyi immigrated to the area in the 18th century from the north, and lived in close cooperation with the San people, or ' ...

. The annual ''Batsara Batsapi'' cultural festival is hosted here. Sangwali was a place of residence for

David Livingstone David Livingstone (; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of t ...

in the 1850s before he proceeded further north. The settlement features a small museum outlining his life and work.

In the media

* ''Sangwali'' (2016) is the title of a book by Konny von Schmettau. It narrates the life of David Livingstone.

References

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