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The C49 is a tarred road in the Caprivi Strip of Namibia. It leaves and rejoins the B8, at Katima Mulilo and Kongola, respectively. [1]
The C49 is 188 kilometres (117 mi) long and serves the communities Chinchimane, Linyanti, Sikwalo, Mantemwa, Dipito, Sangwali, Muneambuanas, and Luzibalule. [1]
The Zambezi Region is one of Namibia's fourteen regions, situated in the north-eastern part of the country along the Zambezi River where it gets its name from. The region's capital is the town of Katima Mulilo. The Katima Mulilo Airport is 18 kilometres south-west of the town, while the village of Bukalo is located 43 kilometres south-east of Katima Mulilo. Formerly known as the Caprivi Region until 2013, it has eight electoral constituencies and a population of 142,373 according to the 2023 census.
Sibbinda Constituency is a constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region, with its administrative centre located in the settlement of Sibbinda. As of 2023, it has a population of 17,126 residents.
Katima Mulilo Urban is a constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region. Its administrative centre is the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. The Katima Mulilo Airport is located 18 kilometres south-west of the town. The constituency has a population of 46,401 people, covers an area of 44.94 km², and has a population density of 1,033/km².
Katima Mulilo Rural is one of the eight constituencies in Namibia's Zambezi Region. Its administrative centre is located in Bukalo. The constituency has a population of 24,016, an area of 1,620 square kilometres and a population density of 14.82 per square kilometre, making it the fourth largest constituency in the region. Approximately 10 per cent of the constituency is prone to flooding every year.
Katima Mulilo or simply Katima is the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. It had 46,401 inhabitants in 2023, and comprises two electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban. It is located on the B8 national road on the banks of the Zambezi River in the Caprivi Strip in lush riverine vegetation with tropical birds and monkeys. The town receives annual average rainfall of 654 millimetres (25.7 in).
Sesheke is a border town in the Western Province of Zambia, in a district of the same name. It lies on the northern bank of the Zambezi River which forms the border with Namibia's Caprivi Strip at that point.
The Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road, formerly known as the Trans-Caprivi Corridor and until 2004 the Trans-Caprivi Highway, begins in Walvis Bay. It runs through Rundu in northeastern Namibia and along the Caprivi Strip to Katima Mulilo on the Zambezi River, which forms the border between Namibia and Zambia. The Katima Mulilo Bridge spans the river to the Zambian town of Sesheke. From there, the road continues as the M10 Road to Livingstone, where it connects to the main north–south highway to Lusaka and extends to the Copperbelt.
Kongola is a settlement in Namibia's Zambezi Region, located 112 kilometres southwest of the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. It serves as the administrative centre of the Kongola Constituency.
The Katima Mulilo Bridge carries the TransCaprivi Highway over the Zambezi River between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Sesheke, Zambia. It is a road bridge, completed in 2004, 900 metres long and with 19 spans. It links Namibia's Trans–Caprivi Highway to the Zambian road network, forming a section of the trade route from south-central Africa to the Atlantic known as the Walvis Bay Corridor. It also carries tourist traffic.
Luhonono, until 2013 Schuckmannsburg, is a settlement in the Caprivi Strip in northeastern Namibia with a population of about 800. It belongs to the Kabbe North electoral constituency of the Zambezi Region. During the time of German colonialism, it was the capital of the Caprivi Strip.
Katima Mulilo Airport, also known as Mpacha Airport, serves Katima Mulilo, the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. The airport is on the B8 road, about 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Katima Mulilo. The Katima Mulilo non-directional beacon is located on the field.
The Kazungula Ferry was a pontoon ferry across the 400-metre-wide (1,300 ft) Zambezi River between Botswana and Zambia. It was one of the largest ferries in south-central Africa, having a capacity of 70 tonnes. The service was provided by two motorised pontoons and operated between border posts at Kazungula, Zambia and Kazungula, Botswana.
B8 road often known as the Golden Highway is one of the national highways of Namibia. It leads from the B1 at Otavi via Grootfontein and Rundu through the Caprivi Strip to the border town of Katima Mulilo and further on to the Botswana border at Ngoma. The section from Otavi to Katima Mulilo forms part of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road.
Ngoma is a settlement in Namibia's Zambezi Region, located 70 kilometres southeast of the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. It falls under the Katima Mulilo Rural Constituency. Serving as a crucial border crossing between Namibia and Botswana, Ngoma features the Ngoma Bridge, which crosses the Chobe River. This bridge facilitates significant traffic and trade between the two nations. The settlement has one medical facility, Ngoma Clinic.
Ibbu is a settlement in Namibia's Zambezi Region, located 80 kilometres southeast of the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. It falls under the Katima Rural Constituency and has its own medical facility, Ibbu Clinic.
The Mayuni Conservancy is a conservation area in Linyanti Constituency, in Namibia's northeastern Caprivi Region, along the eastern bank of the Cuando River.
Sesheke Airport is an airport in the town of Sesheke, Western Province, Zambia. It also serves the town of Katima Mulilo, across the Zambezi River in Namibia.
Sangwali is a settlement in the Zambezi Region of north-eastern Namibia. Situated 130 kilometres south-west of the region's capital, Katima Mulilo, it serves as the administrative centre of the Judea Lyaboloma Constituency. Sangwali is the Royal Headquarters of the Yeyi people.
Choto is an informal settlement in Katima Mulilo in northern Namibia. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of about 11,200.
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