Ekango Lomuve

Ekango Lomuve is a village in the Ohangwena Region of northern Namibia. It belongs to Okongo Constituency.[1] This village was founded in 1961 by Joseph Shinyongo who built the first house here and subsequently served as village head. When Joseph Shinyongo died 27/10/ 2000, his son Temus Shinyongo succeeded him as headman.

History

In Oshiwambo, the language of the Ovambo, the village's name Ekango Lomuve means a ″Pan of Omuve Tree″. The village had a Pan landscape with one distinguished Omuve tree and that is how the name came about.



References
  1. "Fifteen boreholes installed in Okongo Constituency". Namibia Broadcasting Corporation. Namibia Press Agency. 6 March 2020.


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