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Oshindobe is a village situated in northern part of Namibia in the Ohangwena Region. The village is named after the lake called Ondobe during its discovery, an elderly revealed. It is situated on the very edge of the Owambo region (sometimes called the '4 O's region'). The first thing that is unique about this village is the abundance of people, unlike the rest of the country. People, livestock, shebeens (bars) and markets are everywhere, seemingly all existing harmoniously in an unplanned order.
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Location
The village Oshindobe is surrounded by the neighboring villages of Oshali, Ohadiwa, Eengwena, Okambebe and Ondobe Yomunghudi. It is 45 km (43 minutes driving north of Oshakati), approximately 36.6 km (39 minutes driving west of Oshikango) and approximately 9 km from the Angolan-Namibia border (9 minutes driving). The village falls under Oukwanyama traditional authority in the Ohaingu section and it is part of the Ongenga constituency with Leonard Shimutwikeni (SWAPO) as a councilor from 1990s.
Description
The village hosts about 4,500 inhabitants. There is one school: Oshali-west Combined School (previously Okamukwa Primary School) which serves most of the lower primary and junior secondary learners. Entrepreneurs have established businesses such as open markets, bottle stores and other minor developments like pounding machines. Essential services, like clinics and church services (ELCIN), are found at Okambebe, a nearby 8 km settlement. Several houses in Oshindobe are electrified with NORED electricity and Namwater rural water.