Ongandjera
Sign in to saveOngandjera (from "aagandji yiiyela", place of gold metal thread beads) is a tribal area near Okahao in the Omusati Region in northern Namibia. Ongandjera is the birthplace of Sam Nujoma, the country's first president, and of Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana who was the secretary-general of SWAPO from 2007 to 2012.
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Vinony files it under Ovambo and Populated places in the Omusati Region.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Okahao
- Region
- Omusati Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Population
- 2,719
- Timezone
- Africa/Windhoek
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Namibia
- Located in
- Omusati Region
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Kingdom of Ongandjera
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Ongandjera (from "aagandji yiiyela", place of gold metal thread beads) is a tribal area near Okahao in the Omusati Region in northern Namibia. Ongandjera is the birthplace of Sam Nujoma, the country's first president, and of Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana who was the secretary-general of SWAPO from 2007 to 2012.
==Kingdom of Ongandjera== Historically part of Ovamboland, Ongandjera is the seat of a traditional kingship, the Ongandjera Traditional Authority. In 1917, South Africa stripped the rulers of seven kingships, including Ongandjera, of their authority to rule their territory. Nevertheless, the position of King of the Ongandjera was continued. Following Namibia's independence, the king of Ongandjera declared the royal family restored.
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