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Divundu

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Country
  
Namibia

Constituency
  
Mukwe Constituency

Elevation
  
1,090 m

Local time
  
Thursday 2:34 AM

Region
  
Kavango East

Climate
  
BSh

Population
  
5,430 (2007)

Area code
  
+66

Divundu

Time zone
  
South African Standard Time (UTC+1)

Weather
  
20°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 98% Humidity

Divundu (1.090 m above sea level) is a village on the south-eastern banks of the Okavango River in the Kavango East Region, Namibia, 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Rundu. Divundu has a population of around 5.430 inhabitants and is homestead of the local Mbukushu kings.

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Map of DIvundu, Namibia

On the opposite, north-eastern banks of the river lies Kakutji in Angola, and the two settlements are linked via a nearby border post. Today, Divundu is the third biggest settlement of the Kavango region, after Rundu.

Politics

Divundu is governed by a village council that currently has five seats,

Tourism

Game drives to the nearby national park, Bwabwata National Park, are well known for their diversity of wildlife in typical riverine and swampland habitat. Tourists frequent the Ndhovu Safari Lodge which offers boat cruises to the Popa Falls including camping and guided village tours to the local Kamutjonga village.

Notable people from Divundu

  • Raphael Dinyando, (late) former Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting
  • References

    Divundu Wikipedia