Andara
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Andara is a village in Mukwe Constituency
, Kavango Region, Namibia
. Located 200km east of Rundu
, it is inhabited primarily by the Hambukushu people
. It is the home of the Holy Family Parish, a Roman Catholic
mission. The first missionaries arrived in 1909 during the German colonial era but a mission station was only established in 1913 under the leadership of missionary and later Archbishop
Joseph Gotthardt
. In the 1960s, the Andara Catholic Hospital and a youth hostel were built. The hostel can house up to 130 people.
Mukwe Constituency
Mukwe is a constituency in the Kavango Region of Namibia. It has 26.000 inhabitants, the district centre is the settlement of Mukwe.The constituency contains the settlements of Andara, Bagani, and Divundu....
, Kavango Region, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. Located 200km east of Rundu
Rundu
Rundu is the capital of the Kavango Region, northern Namibia, on the border with Angola on the banks of the Okavango River about 1000 m above sea level. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured.Rundu grows rapidly...
, it is inhabited primarily by the Hambukushu people
Mbukushu
Mbukushu is a traditional Kavango kingdom in what is today Namibia. Its people speak the Mbukushu language.- References :* *...
. It is the home of the Holy Family Parish, a Roman Catholic
Roman Catholicism in Namibia
The Roman Catholic Church in Namibia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....
mission. The first missionaries arrived in 1909 during the German colonial era but a mission station was only established in 1913 under the leadership of missionary and later Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Joseph Gotthardt
Joseph Gotthardt
Joseph Gotthardt was a Catholic missionary and later Bishop and Archbishop in South-West Africa . He was the first to set up missions in the Kavango Region and in Ovamboland, became the first Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek.-Early life and missionary work :Gotthardt was born in Thalheim in the German...
. In the 1960s, the Andara Catholic Hospital and a youth hostel were built. The hostel can house up to 130 people.