Eenhana
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Eenhana is situated in a subtropical forest. It is connected to the road network and has a well-developed infrastructure. Due to the proximity of Angola, many businesses are situated here. The town hosts an annual trade fair.
The name Eenhana comes from the word calves in
History
Eenhana was founded around
Hamutenya had earlier lived in Edundja, where he had built a church. However, the area became crowded, and he decided to found a new settlement for the Oukwanyama people in the woods, 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the east of Engela. Oukwanyamas from Angola had already begun to move in that area. The South West African government made Hamutenya the local head of the tribesmen of Eastern Oukwanyama. In 1932, Hamutenya built a church in Eenhana. He died the same year after a short illness.[5]
The Eenhana
Before Namibian independence it was a military centre of the South African Defence Force without public infrastructure. It was proclaimed a settlement in 1992, and a town in 1999.
Climate
Climate data for Eenhana, Namibia | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 125.1 (4.93) |
133.3 (5.25) |
113.5 (4.47) |
48.7 (1.92) |
9.1 (0.36) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
14.2 (0.56) |
58.1 (2.29) |
86.8 (3.42) |
590 (23.21) |
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[7] |
Trade
The town attempts to attract businesses to the town through business exhibitions, small and medium enterprises and tourism activities. Eenhana hosts two annual trade fairs, The Council-run Eenhana Trade and Business Expo since 2008, and the Eenhana Annual Youth Festival, inaugurated in 2019.[8] The Town Council is investing into marketing activities directed at investors and is assisting business development by developing open markets and providing business skills.[9]
Education
Eenhana is the home to six schools, three primary, one special school and two secondary:
- Eenhana Primary School
- Paulus Hamuntenya Primary School
- Haimbili Haufiku Secondary School
- Usko Nghaamwa Special School
- Eenhana Secondary School
- Nanhapo Primary School (the most recent of these schools)
Other education institutions include:
- the University of Namibia's Centre for External Studies
- Tate Institute of Technology
- Glowdom Educational Foundation
- NamCOL Centre
- Eenhana Vocational Training Centre
Politics
Eenhana is governed by a town council that has seven seats.[10]
The
References
Notes
- ^ "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 24 August 2016.
- ^ "2023 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report" (PDF). Statistics Namibia.
- ^ Eenhana Town Council[permanent dead link] About us
- ^ Peltola 1958, p. 212.
- ^ Peltola 1958, p. 212, 232.
- ^ Peltola 1958, p. 232.
- ^ "Klimatafel von Eenhana / Namibia" (PDF). Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- Die Republikein. 8 June 2010. Archived from the originalon 19 August 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ Heita, Desie (8 April 2009). "Eenhana on Massive Marketing Drive". New Era. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 28 Sep 2010.
- ^ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch. No. 3. Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.
- ^ "Local elections results". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 28 November 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ "2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 29 November 2020. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Literature
- Peltola, Matti (1958). Sata vuotta suomalaista lähetystyötä 1859–1959. II: Suomen Lähetysseuran Afrikan työn historia [‘One Hundred Years of Finnish Missionary Work 1859–1959. II: The History of FMS’s Missionary Work in Africa’]. Helsinki: The Finnish Missionary Society.