Ompakoya

	Ompakoya Ompakoya is a settlement in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia. It is situated around from the town of Outapi, on the main road MR123 to the district capital Tsandi Tsandi ( Oshiwambo: ''that which is at the center'') is a village in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Tsandi electoral constituency. It is a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society. It is si .... References Populated places in the Omusati Region {{Namibia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Omusati Region Omusati ( ng, Mopane, after the dominant tree in the area) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Outapi. The towns of Okahao, Oshikuku and Ruacana as well as the self-governed village Tsandi are situated in this region. , Omusati had 148,834 registered voters. The region is home to the Ruacana Falls and the Omugulugwombashe heritage site, where the Namibian struggle for independence started in 1966. Geography In the north, Omusati borders the Cunene Province of Angola. Domestically, it borders the following regions: * Ohangwena - northeast * Oshana - east * Kunene - south and west The region got its name from the Mopane tree (''omusati'': ng, Mopane) which is the dominant species in the region. The Makalani palms decrease rapidly westwards from the border with Oshana region. The change in vegetation type reflects ecological conditions forming a natural boundary between the two regions. The region is home to the Ruacana Falls. The waterfall is 120 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since then, the Bantu groups, the largest being the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Outapi Outapi wa Nakafingo na Temba, also Outapi or Uutapi and Ombalantu, is a town in northern Namibia near the border with Angola situated northwest of Oshakati. It is the capital of Omusati region and the district capital of the Outapi electoral constituency. The language spoken there is Oshiwambo. The town normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured. Economy and infrastructure In 2001, Outapi was the smallest town in Namibia, with a population of just over 2,600. It is, however, developing rapidly. There is a large number of newly constructed government buildings and shops in the south of the town. The town features several schools, a community hall, a hospital and a police station. There are two open markets, one at the baobab tree and one at Onhimbu. There is also a tourist lodge. Culture and tourism Within the former South African Army base is the famous ''Omukwa'' Ombalantu baobab tree, a baobab ''Adanson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tsandi Tsandi ( Oshiwambo: ''that which is at the center'') is a village in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Tsandi electoral constituency. It is a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society. It is situated on the main road MR123 (Outapi - Tsandi - Okahao). Tsandi is the residential place of the Uukwaluudhi royal homestead. It is also the trade center for the whole constituency and one of the oldest villages in the Uukwaluudhi kingdom. ''Tsandi Lodge'' is out of town in the direction of Outapi. Politics Tsandi is governed by a village council that has five seats. Omusati Region, to which Tsandi belongs, is a stronghold of Namibia's ruling SWAPO party. For the 2015 local authority election no opposition party nominated a candidate, and SWAPO won all five seats uncontested. SWAPO also won the 2020 local authority election. It obtained 261 votes and gained four seats. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Die Republikein ''Republikein'' () is an Afrikaans-language newspaper published daily in Namibia and the country's largest Afrikaans-language newspaper in terms of print circulation. Its editor-in-chief is Dani Booysen. History The newspaper was founded by Dirk Mudge in December 1977 under the name ''Die Republikein''. It served as a mouthpiece of the Republican Party of Namibia (RP) at that time. The first editor was Johannes Petrus Spies. When the RP joined the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic ... (DTA), a merger of several parties, the newspaper became the unofficial organ of the DTA. In 1991, ''Republikein'' was bought by the Democratic Media Holdings (DMH). After several disputes between DTA and DMH during the 1990s, the media house broke with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]