Divundu

Divundu
Town
Divundu Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 18°7′S 21°37.5′E / 18.117°S 21.6250°E / -18.117; 21.6250Coordinates: 18°7′S 21°37.5′E / 18.117°S 21.6250°E / -18.117; 21.6250
Country	Namibia
Region	Kavango East
Constituency	Mukwe Constituency
Elevation	1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	5,430
Time zone	South African Standard Time (UTC+1)
Area code(s)	+66

Divundu (1.090 m above sea level) is a town on the south-eastern banks of the Okavango River in the Kavango East Region, Namibia, 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Rundu. Divundu has a population of around 5.430 inhabitants and is homestead of the local Mbukushu kings.

On the opposite, north-eastern banks of the river lies Kakutji in Angola and the two towns are linked via a nearby border post. Today, Divundu is the third town of the Kavango region, after Rundu.

Attraction

Game drives to the nearby national park, Bwabwata National Park, are well known for their diversity of wildlife in typical riverine and swampland habitat. Tourists frequent the Ndhovu Safari Lodge which offers boat cruises to the Popa Falls including camping and guided village tours to the local Kamutjonga village. ^[1]

Notable people from Divundu

• Raphael Dinyando, (late) former Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting^[2]

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