Edundja Explained

Edundja
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Namibia
Coordinates:-17.4167°N 16°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Namibia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ohangwena Region
Subdivision Type2:Constituency
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:SAST
Utc Offset:+2

Edundja is a settlement in the Ohangwena Region of northern Namibia. It is situated close to the Angolan border east of Oshikango.

Effects of flood

It is closer to Angola and this cause the flood during the rainy season as the water flows from the rivers in Angola and it brings some positive and negative effects to the villagers. People can benefit as they catch barble fish and sell them to get something to help them to meet their daily needs. It has some impacts on them as it will destruct their daily activities, it will be hard for the people to get to the clinic and go to other places such as Oshikango.School kids won’t be able to go to school and their cross the water during cold mornings which leads to them to drop out of school.

Infrastructure

The village has reasonably well-developed infrastructure with access to potable water and electricity, although the access roads are not tarred. There are a clinic, a church, and two schools, The schools are Edundja Primary School and Edundja Junior Secondary School. There is also Edundja ELCIN Church.

RDP Youth

In response to threatening behavior by Mines and Energy Minister Erkki Nghimtina in Edundja, younger members of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) demanded that Nghimtina be fired from his position.[1]

People from Edundja

Edundja is home village to the Erkki Nghimtina, Namibian Minister of Works and Transport, and former NamPower director Leaky Hangala.

Notes and References

  1. News: Fire Minister: RDP youth. The Namibian. 5 September 2008.