Etomba

Etomba
Etomba
Settlement
	Etomba
	Coordinates: 17°26′S 16°04′E
Country	Namibia
Region	Ohangwena Region
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Etomba is a settlement in Ohangwena Region, Namibia.[1] It is 25 km from Ondobe and 37 km away from Eenhana. It is the largest village in the area. Its full name is Etomba laNghifesho, which differentiates it from two other villages known as Etomba.

Education

The village school is Etomba Combined School, it offers grades 1 to 10. Children leave their parents only to go to high school. Most go to Haimbili Haufiku SSS in Eenhana or to Mwadikange Kaulinge SSS in Ondobe. This village has offered Namibia with the first Black Chartered Accountant, Nangula Uuandja.

Population

This village consists of 150 households, with average number of people living in each household around 6 people. The village has clean drinking water through a rural water supply pipeline providing water at communal taps, some households have water taps and access to underground water for their animals.

Health care

People receive health care from Hamukoto Wakapa clinic situated in Onamunama village and it's 4km away.

References

"Namibia factsheet" (PDF). US: Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

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[1] "Namibia factsheet" (PDF). US: Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 30 July 2012.