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EKOLYANAAMBO VILLAGE

This village is situated in the northern part of the country. The beautiful evergreen village is found in Ondangwa district, just few kilometers after the town. This small village has a population of about 1500 people. It was named after an old headman Naambo in the 1940’s. In Oshiwambo culture every name has a meaning; also the headman was named Naambo because he was having a lot of farm which we call Eehambo in Oshiwambo. This is one of the developing village, with lots of well known bars for example SANDE BAR and FARM HOUSE where most of the people from the north use to chill.

Ekolyanaambo village

Ekolyanaambo is a small village in the northern part of Namibia,in Oshana region in Ongwediva constituency.The village is approximatelly 15 km from Ongwediva town and most of the professionals are teachers and nurses,it have about 1099 occupants.Its well respected by the vambo speaking people because of it fertile land, the cuca shop nearby aims as the source of income for most of the elders,they use the little that they get from selling traditional mades to pay the school fees for their children and grand children.

Demographics

The majority of the resident speak Oshiwambo (Ndonga,Kwanyama and kwambi).They villager live on subsistance farming as they staple food and majority of them are pastorial.The village is sub-divided into two section the main one is owned by the headman Mr Paulus Mutikisha.The nearest school is in the next villages;Omaalala primary school and Panguleni combined school(grade 1-7).Most of the children from Eko go to this schools.After completion of those grades they join other secondary schools in Ongwediva,Oshakati and Ondangwa.