Place:Onayena
Onayena | |
|---|---|
  Onayena Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] 18°21.636′S 16°34.874′E / 18.3606°S 16.581233°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Oshikoto Region |
| Constituency | Onayena Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Town Council |
| Elevation | 3,540 ft (1,079 m) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 15 000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (South African Standard Time) |
| Climate | BSh |
Onayena is the district capital of Onayena Constituency north of Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia, situated approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Etosha National Park.
It has 15,684 inhabitants;[2] its district capital is the settlement of Onayena. Currently the Councillor of Onayena is Natangwe Indongo, a former school teacher at Nehale Senior Secondary School. The Constituency's population has grown significantly over recent years, dominated by the Ovambo language speaking people and a small group of San people.
History
In Onayena the village of Omandongo is where the first Finnish missionaries arrived in 1870, including Nakambale Martti Rautanen, and it is also where the Ondonga kings Shikongo shaKalulu and Nehale Mpingana lived and are buried.
Politics
Onayena constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.
In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[3]
Economy and infrastructure
The main economic activities in the constituency are agriculture and cattle rearing. Omahangu is the principal crop in Onayena, while cattle, goats and donkeys are the farming animals in the area. The constituency has important cultural and historical links. Onayena has a settlement prominent for investment opportunities and has a lot of large virgin land available housing and business investment.
People from Onayena Constituency
Onayena is the hometown of many prominent people in Namibia, such as the multi-award-winning kwaito musician and producer The Dogg, and home to the Vice President of Namibia Dr Nickey Iyambo.
Schools in Onayena Constituency
- Nehale Senior Secondary School
- Josef Simananeka Asino Junior Secondary School
- Uuyoka Combined School
- Oniihwa Combined School
- Oniiwe Primary School
- Matheus Nashandi Combined School
- Matheus Namwiha Primary School
- Ekaha Primary School
- Ambunda Primary School
- Onayena Primary School
- Onuuya Primary School
- Lucas Primary School
- Lano Primary School (private school)
- Ondumetana Primary School
- Nakambale Primary School
- Okakonda Primary School
The Churches in Onayena Constituency includes Onayena ELCIN Church,Omulondo ELCIN Church and Elombe ELCIN Church
The traditional villages in Onayena Constituency includes Oniiwe, Ompugulu, Oniimwandi, Omandongo,Uuyoka,Onambeke,Uukete,Ethindi,Enkolo,Iikokola,Oniihwa,Okakwiyu,Omadhiya,Okambogo,Okakololo,Iihongo, Uushinga,Onamutene,Onathinge and others.
See also
- Administrative divisions of Namibia
References
- ↑ "Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)". Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 39. http://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dmn58guram30ttun89rdrp1.pdf. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
- ↑ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151024163513/http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=33153.
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