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| Motto: Unitiy & Development | |||
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| Coordinates: 17°55′S 19°46′E / 17.917°S 19.767°E | |||
| Country |  Namibia |
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| Region | Kavango Region | ||
| Constituency | Rundu Urban constituency | ||
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| - Mayor | Sabina Mufenda Nestor (SWAPO) | ||
| Time zone | South African Standard Time (UTC+1) | ||
Rundu is the capital of the Kavango Region, northern Namibia, on the border with Angola. Rundu has roughly 44,413 inhabitants(2001) and lies about 1000 m above sea level. It is located at around 17°55′0″S 19°46′0″E / 17.916667°S 19.766667°E at the Okavango River.It is the commercial capital of the Kavango region, and the main entertainment centre of the town.
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History
Rundu was formed as a bus stop for the then colonialists, who took the local inhabitants to work in the farms as cheap labour. This was in the early 1940s. In 1936 it became seat of the local governor and replaced Nkurenkuru as capital of the Kavango district. The town has since grown into a multilingual city of the Kavango region which has about 203 000 people. The main houses in Rundu where built for the black workers in the area, and as the town grew, it saw the construction of modern housing.
Localities
The oldest houses in Rundu are those in the Katutura area. These houses are mainly 2 bedroom homes with large backyards even though they are situated next to the CBD. On the west is Tutungeni, which means "let's build". This area was previously occupied by executives of the white-dominated businessplace, but now it is open for any willing buyer in need of a quiet neighbourhood. On the East is Safari. This are the middle-priced houses and were built in the 1970s.
These three main localities dominated Rundu residential life until the turn of the millennium in 2000, when new housing projects by O'B Davids Properties built a new residential area named Millennium Park. After which two others have been built by the NHE, Queens and Kings Parks respectively.
Kaisosi
Kaisosi is a villge,and is about 5km estern part of rundu.people produce mahangu, maize
Informal housing
Towards the edges of the Town are Shanty towns of the Kavango region which symbolise the rapid urbanisation of the town and high unemployment rates. Kehemu, Sauyemwa and Ndama are the most informal areas while a fourth, Donkerhoek ( Dark Corner) is rapidly becoming formal since the start of the Build Together Campaign in 1992.
Transportation
Rundu Airport, mostly used for tourism and cargo, is 5 km southeast of the town.[1]
Schools
There are four tertiary Institutions in Rundu, namely Rundu college of Education, Rundu Vocational Training Centre, NAMCOL and Trumphiet College.And there are two centre for Unam and Polytechnic that provide support for students who are studying on distance. There are four Secondary schools in the town namely, Rundu secondary school, DR Romanus Kampungu Secondary schhol, Noordgrens and Kamunoko Secondary school.
Society
The Rundu residence has a couple of infrastructures that decorates the appearance of the town. There is a huge newly opened shopping mall in the central of the town, many clothing, furniture's, and food shops are also available. There is also reliable banks such as FNB, Bank Windhoek and Standard Bank. Rundu Open Market is the most well known and biggest perfect market in the town.
References
- ^ Namibia Airports Company Rundu
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