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Onamunhama

Coordinates: 17°23′36″S 16°06′48″E / 17.39333°S 16.11333°E / -17.39333; 16.11333
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Onamunhama
Settlement
Onamunhama is located in Namibia
Onamunhama
Onamunhama
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 17°23′36″S 16°06′48″E / 17.39333°S 16.11333°E / -17.39333; 16.11333
Country Namibia
RegionOhangwena Region
Time zoneUTC+2 (South African Standard Time)
CurrencyNamibian dollar
LanguagesEnglish, Afrikaans, German, Ovambo, local languages
ReligionRoman Catholic

Onamunhama (IPA: [onam'n̥ana]) is a village in the Ohangwena Region in the north of Namibia in the Oukwanyama tribal area. It is the location of the former Anglican mission station of Holy Cross. The mission station was founded in 1927 ca. 20 kilometres east of the St. Mary Mission in Odibo, right on the Angolan border.[1]

The former president of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba completed his primary education in the Holy Cross Mission school in Onamunhama.[2] Onamunhama Combined School is situated in the village.[3] There is also an Anglican Church.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Peltola, Matti (1958). Sata vuotta suomalaista lähetystyötä 1859–1959. II: Suomen Lähetysseuran Afrikan työn historia [‘One Hundred Years of Finnish Missionary Work 1859–1959. II: The History of FMS’s Missionary Work in Africa’]. Helsinki: The Finnish Missionary Society. p. 205.
  2. ^ "SWAPO Party and Namibian President". SWAPO. 2009. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  3. ^ "List of Schools" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Sep 20, 2021, Workshop: Rural Women and Traditional Authority Workshop". Foundation Office Namibia and Angola. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2023-05-18.