Uukwangali (also Ukwangali, Kwangali, and Kwangari) is a traditional kingdom of the

Kavango people The Kavango people, also known as the vaKavango or haKavango, are a Bantu people, Bantu ethnic group that resides on the Namibian side of the Namibian–Angolan border along the Okavango River, Kavango River. They are mainly riverine living people, ...

in northern

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. Its capital is

Nkurenkuru Nkurenkuru (1.093 m above sea level) is a town on the south-western banks of the Kavango River. It is the capital of the Kavango West Region of northern Namibia, located west of Rundu. It is also a former mission station of the Finnish Missio ...

, its Hompa (king) is

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. The Uukwangali speak

ruKwangali Kwangali, or RuKwangali, is a Bantu language spoken by 85,000 people along the Kavango River in Namibia, where it is a national language, and in Angola. It is one of several Bantu languages of the Kavango which have click consonants; these are t ...

List of rulers

Source: * Queen Mate I (c. 1750) * Queen Nankali (c. 1775) * Queen Simbara (1785–1800) * Queen Mate II (1800–1818) * King Siremo (1818–1822) * King Mpepo (1822–1833) * King Sikongo (1833–1870) * King Mpasi (1870–1880) * Queen Mpande (1880–1886) * King Himarua (1886–1910) * King Kandjimi Hawanga (1910–1924) * King Mbuna (1924–1926) * Queen Kanuni (1926–1941) (first reign) * King Sivute (1941–1958) * Queen Kanuni (1958–1971) (second reign) * King Mbandu (1971–1977) * King Daniel Sitendu or Mpasi (1977–2014) * King Eugene Siwombe Kudumo (2015–present)

References

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