Ongwediva
Mayor / in: Erastus Uutoni ( SWAPO )
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Last election: 2010
Next election: 2015
Address of the city administration: Mandume Ndemufayo Rd / Dr Libertine Amathila Str Ongwediva
Geographic coordinates: 17 ° 47 'S 15 ° 46'O
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Ongwediva is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the Oshana Region in North Central Namibia, Oshakati and Ondangwa, together with the second- largest urban agglomeration in Namibia ( Windhoek ). The town is located about 6 km east of Oshakati on the National Road B1. In the same constituency Ongwediva live 27,000 inhabitants. The population growth is 3.5% per year.
In Ongwediva place every year with the Ongwediva Trade Fair held the third largest exhibition of Namibia.
The city has a government hospital, the Ongwediva Medi Park as well as 13 public and two private schools and secondary educational institutions. In addition, there are seven churches.
Ongwediva is the headquarters of the FIDES Bank Namibia, the first microfinance bank in the country.
History
Ongwediva arose during the time of the Namibian struggle for independence and was founded in the 60s by the South African armed forces. The city offers a comparable high quality of life and growing since independence into a major urban center.
Policy
In the 2010 local elections the following official result was determined.
Education
Ongwediva has numerous primary and secondary schools, including
- Small dome Private School
- Golden Maggy Private School
- Liberty Heritage Privtae School
- Ongwediva Control Primary School
- Shapwa Primary School
- International Primary School
- Kandjengedi Primary School
- Charles Andreson Primary School
- Hashyana Combined School
- Nekulilo Omagano Memorial School
- Ongwediva Junior Secondary School
- Gabriel Taapopi Senior Secondary School
- Ekwafo Senior Senior Secondary School
- Mweshipandeka Senior Secondary School
- Mauritz Devenish Senior Secondary School
- Integrity School
At the tertiary educational institutions include
- International University of Management
- University of Namibia - Faculty of Education (formerly Ongwediva College of Education)
- University of Namibia - Faculty of Information Technology and Igenieruwesen
- Valombola Vocational Training Centre
- Institute of Open Learning
- School of Law Foundation
- Polytechnic of Namibia Centre Distance
Twinning
Photo Gallery
Church of ELCIN
Office of the Roads Authority
Police Station Nampol
Private Vine House