Kongola

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Kongola
Settlement
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Kongola
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 17°48′S23°23′E / 17.800°S 23.383°E / -17.800; 23.383
CountryFlag of Namibia.svg Namibia
Region Zambezi Region
Constituency Kongola Constituency
Time zone UTC+2 (South African Standard Time)
Climate BSh

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. [1]

The name "Kongola" is from Silozi, meaning "to gather," as in collecting everything like a net, or "to summon people to assemble." [2]

References

  1. ↑ Inambao, Chrispin (17 November 2010). "Voter wants clean water". New Era . Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "A". www.barotseland.net. Retrieved 2024-08-04.

17°49′19″S23°23′52.5″E / 17.82194°S 23.397917°E / -17.82194; 23.397917


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