Etomba

Etomba is a settlement in Ohangwena Region, Namibia.[1] It is 25 km from Ondobe and 37 km away from Eenhana. It is the largest village in the area. Its full name is Etomba laNghifesho, which differentiates it from two other villages known as Etomba.

Etomba
Settlement
Etomba
Coordinates: 17°26′S 16°04′E
Country Namibia
RegionOhangwena Region
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Education

The village school is named Etomba Combined School. It offers grades 1 to 10. Children leave their parents only to go to high school. Most go to Haimbili Haufiku SSS in Eenhana or to Mwadikange Kaulinge SSS in Ondobe. This village has offered Namibia with the first Black Chartered Accountant,Nangula Uuandja.

Population

This village consists of 150 households, with average number of people living in each household around 6 people. The village have access to clean drinking water through rural water supply pipeline providing water at communal taps, some households have water taps and access to underground water for their animals. Popular houses in Etomba village are, the Kandjabangas, Dessy Haufiku, the Kaxwadis, the Kayotes and the Nelulus (Senior headman),Nghinamundowas. Guys like Desderius,Isidor,Fredrick,Isai,Leonards,Ndjaba,Lizoman, Xwadlela and Pax are some of the highly educated professionals in the community. 98% of the population in Etomba are literate. Parent have responsibility of ensuring children go to school and there are no homes people in the village. It's one of the village which practice Ubuntu.

Health care

People receive health care from Hamukoto Wakapa clinic situated in Onamunama village and it's 4km away.

References

  1. "Namibia factsheet" (PDF). US: Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 30 July 2012.


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