Wikipedia:Oral citations experiment/Articles/Otjinene
Otjinene | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Public place in the centre of the village | |
  Otjinene Otjinene, Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 21°08′00″S 18°46′00″E / 21.13333°S 18.76667°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Omaheke Region |
| Constituency | Otjinene Constituency |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,102 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (South African Standard Time) |
Otjinene is a village in the Omaheke Region of Namibia.[2] Otjinene is the district capital of Otjinene Constituency.[3] Otjinene is connected via a 157 kilometres (98 mi) tarred road to the regional capital Gobabis.[4]
Otjinene is surrounded by a communal area, where there are many villages. There are more or less 20 households in each village. The majority of the people around Otjinene are communal farmers, farming with cattle, goats and sheep.
There is one health clinic which operates under the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
History[edit]
Otjinene was founded by Herero people from Okahandja before the 1904-07 Herero Wars. A severe drought at Okahandja combined with encroaching German settlers that started populating German South West Africa forced them to search for pasture elsewhere. Until then, Otjinene was only a cattle trade outpost.[5]
Language[edit]
There is a chief who acts as a headman of the village and looks at issues concerning land disputes, family and customary issues.[5]
The most spoken language in Otjinene is Otjiherero with Afrikaans, English and Tswana being secondary languages.[5]
Economy and inftrastructure[edit]
Stock farming is important in the Otjinene community. Cows, sheep and goats are used for their meat, but they are also symbols of wealth and status.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Table 4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)" (PDF). Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report. Namibia Statistics Agency. p. 39. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Smit, Nico (20 September 2011). "More settlements coming". The Namibian.
- ^ Hoveka, Utaara (19 July 2004). "Otjinene Heads for Town Status". New Era. allafrica.com.
- ^ Nunuhe, Margareth (3 September 2012). "President commissions Otjinene road". New Era.
- ^ a b c d Festus Hijapendje; Olga Muhaindjumba Hijapendje and 2 others (11 October 2014): "Otjinene". Narrative triggered by interview conducted in Otjiherero, translators: Gereon Koch Kapuire and 1 other. Ovaherero village elders and community members, Otjinene.