Chinchimane

Chinchimane
Chinchimani
Settlement
Chinchimane

Location in Namibia

Coordinates: 17°58′S 24°7′E / 17.967°S 24.117°E / -17.967; 24.117
Country  Namibia
Region Zambezi Region
Constituency Sibbinda Constituency
Time zone South African Standard Time (UTC+1)
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Chinchimane (also: Chinchimani[2]) is a settlement in Namibia's Caprivi Strip. It is situated approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of the regional capital Katima Mulilo.[3] Chinchimane belongs to the Sibbinda Constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region.

Close to the settlement is Bamunu, one of Namibia's 79 conservancies. Bamunu is adjacent to both Mudumu National Park and Nkasa Rupara National Park.[4]

Chinchimane is the home of the Lusata Headquarters, the traditional authority of the Mafwe tribe. Every year on the first Sunday in October, the Mafwe celebrate the Lusata Festival, a major artistic and cultural event in the Caprivi.[3] The name Lusata is derived from the royal mace of the Mafwe people, a stick covered in ivory.[2]

Simataa Secondary School, named after its patron the Namibian Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Stanley Simataa, is located in Chinchimane.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Chinchimane, Namibia". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 Sanzila, George (2 October 2012). "Thousands flock to Lusata Festival". New Era.
  3. 1 2 Tashaya, Clemence (5 July 2011). "Mafwe prepares to celebrate their annual "Lusata" cultural festival". New Era.
  4. ↑ Sanzila, George (12 September 2013). "Bamunu conservancy officially opened". New Era.
  5. ↑ Sanzila, George (2 February 2012). "Rural school gets science laboratory". New Era.
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