Greenwell Matongo is a suburb in the city of

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, the capital city of

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. Greenwell Matongo is named after a liberation fighter, Greenwell Simasiku Matongo, who was born in 1945. Matongo was a former People Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), who died in combat between United National Union of the Total Indipendence of Angola (UNITA) and South African forces at

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in Onjiva in 15 June 1979. This residential area is known for its many shebeens and bars. Despite its synonymous association with informal entertainment areas, Greenwell Matongo is host to a community library, the Greenwell Matongo Community LibraryGreenwell Matongo Community Library
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External links

Homepage of Greenwell Matongo Community Center

References

Suburbs of Windhoek Shanty towns in Namibia {{Namibia-geo-stub