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Okahenge is a village in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia in the Engela Constituency.
Coordinates: 17°48′08″S16°03′17″E / 17.802222°S 16.054709°E
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Okahenge is a village in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia in the Engela Constituency.
Coordinates: 17°48′08″S16°03′17″E / 17.802222°S 16.054709°E
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