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Namacunde or Namakunde is a town and
In November 1915 the Germans had to leave Namacunde, as it became the border station between
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in Cunene Province in Angola
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. The municipality had a population of 142,047 in 2014.
History as a mission station
Namacunde was a mission station of the Rhenish Mission Society inOukwanyama Oukwanyama (''Uukwanyama'' in the neighbouring Oshindonga dialect) is a traditional kingdom of the Ovambo people in what is today northern Namibia and southern Angola. Its capital is Ehole.
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The Oukwanyama Kingdom and King Mandume M ...
in southern Angola
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, located to the south-east of Ondjiva
Ondjiva, formerly Vila Pereira d'Eça, is a town, with a population of 121,537 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Cuanhama, province of Cunene, Angola. It is also the administrative capital of Cunene Province and is located at the ext ...
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Namacunde mission was founded in 1900 by the German
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missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thomas Hale 'On Being a Mi ...
Wilhelm Ickler
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. At the time it was thought that the area was part of German South West Africa
German South West Africa (german: Deutsch-Südwestafrika) was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1915, though Germany did not officially recognise its loss of this territory until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. With a total area of ...
. Just as Ickler had begun the construction of the third mission German mission station in Oukwanyama, he fell ill with malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...
and blackwater fever and died on 22 June 1900.
In November 1915 the Germans had to leave Namacunde, as it became the border station between Portuguese West Africa
Portuguese Angola refers to Angola during the historic period when it was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa. In the same context, it was known until 1951 as Portuguese West Africa (officially the State of West Africa).
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and British South West Africa.
Tourist attractions
OiholeTransport
Namakunde lies on the route of the proposed railway linking Angola and Namibia.See also
*Railway stations in Namibia
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References
Populated places in Cunene Province Municipalities of Angola Rhenish mission stations in Oukwanyama {{Angola-geo-stub