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Kongola

Coordinates: 17°49′19″S 23°23′52.5″E / 17.82194°S 23.397917°E / -17.82194; 23.397917
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Kongola
Kongola is located in Namibia
Kongola
Kongola
Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 17°48′S 23°23′E / 17.800°S 23.383°E / -17.800; 23.383
Country Namibia
RegionZambezi Region
ConstituencyKongola Constituency
Time zoneUTC+2 (South African Standard Time)
ClimateBSh

Kongola is a settlement in Namibia's Zambezi Region, located 112 kilometres southwest of the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. It serves as the administrative centre of the Kongola Constituency.[1]

The name "Kongola" is from Silozi, meaning "to gather," as in collecting everything like a net, or "to summon people to assemble."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Inambao, Chrispin (17 November 2010). "Voter wants clean water". New Era. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  2. ^ "A". www.barotseland.net. Retrieved 2024-08-04.

17°49′19″S 23°23′52.5″E / 17.82194°S 23.397917°E / -17.82194; 23.397917