Divundu Explained

Divundu
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Namibia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Namibia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Namibia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kavango East
Subdivision Type2:Constituency
Subdivision Name2:Mukwe Constituency
Leader Party:SWAPO
Established Date:1850
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:5430
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:SAST
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-18.1167°N 58.5°W
Elevation M:1090
Area Code:+66
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:BSh

Divundu (1.090 m above sea level) is a village on the south-eastern banks of the Okavango River in the Kavango East Region of Namibia, east of Rundu. Divundu has a population of around 5,430 inhabitants and is the homestead of the local Mbukushu kings.

On the opposite, north-eastern banks of the river lies Kakutji in Angola, and the two settlements are linked via a nearby border post.

Politics

Divundu is governed by a village council that has five seats.[1] Athanasius Ndjamba Maghumbo is the CEO of Divundu Village Council (DVC).[2]

SWAPO won the 2015 local authority election and gained four seats (631 votes). The remaining seat went to the All People's Party (APP) with 68 votes.[3] SWAPO also won the 2020 local authority election, obtaining 433 votes and gaining three seats. One seat each went to the APP (100 votes) and the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, that gained 49 votes.[4]

Tourism

Game drives to the nearby national park, Bwabwata National Park, which is well known for the diversity of wildlife in typical riverine and swampland habitat, are popular amongst tourists. Tourists frequent the Ndhovu Safari Lodge, which offers boat cruises to the Popa Falls, as well as camping facilities and guided village tours to the local Kamutjonga village.[5]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. News: Know Your Local Authority . Institute for Public Policy Research . Election Watch . 2015 . 3 . 4.
  2. Web site: Divundu Village Council appoints CEO. 2016-07-27. New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2017-05-18.
  3. Web site: Local elections results . . 4 . 28 November 2015 . 10 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151210194328/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0 . 10 December 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats . 8 . 29 November 2020 . . 14 January 2021 . 24 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162938/https://www.ecn.na/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Media-Release-on-LA-Results_2020.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Home . ndhovu.com.
  6. News: Dinyando was a humble technocrat, says Mbambo. Immanuel. Shinovene. 6 September 2013. The Namibian. 12 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921102535/http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=3333&page_type=story_detail. 21 September 2013. dead.