Epinga Explained

Epinga
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Namibia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Namibia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Namibia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ohangwena Region
Subdivision Type2:Constituency
Subdivision Name2:Omundaungilo Constituency
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:South African Standard Time
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-17.4167°N 16.4167°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1113

Epinga is a village and a former Anglican mission in Ohangwena Region, Namibia. It belongs to the Omundaungilo electoral constituency and is part of the former Ovamboland bantustan. Notable residents include military commanders Julius Shaambeni Shilongo Mnyika[2] and Peter Mweshihange.[3] Artist John Muafangejo spent his teenage years at the village's Anglican mission station.[4]

On 30 January, 1972, it was the site of the murder of four worshippers of St. Luke's Church by South African authorities, witnessed by Bishop Colin Winter.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geonames.org/3357651/epinga.html GeoNames:
  2. http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=12706 Julius Shaambeni Shilongo Mnyika: the guerilla fighter (1938 to 2003)
  3. Web site: Peter Mweshihange: Man of all seasons (1931 to 1998) . 2010-11-09 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316095556/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=7258 . March 16, 2012 . New Era, 2 October 2009
  4. News: John Muafangejo: The Namibian artist (1943-1987) . Sasman . Catherine . . 15 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316095818/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=13602 . 16 March 2012 . dead.
  5. Web site: Bodies in 1972 mass grave identified . 2010-11-09 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316095630/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=8564 . March 16, 2012 . The Namibian, 24 September 2008