Kahenge Constituency
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Kahenge is a constituency in the Kavango Region of 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...

. It has 30.180 inhabitants, the district centre is the settlement of Kahenge
Kahenge
Kahenge is a village in Kavango Region, Namibia. Located 130 km west of Rundu, it is located in the Kahenge Constituency.-References:...

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The constituency contains the Okavango River
Okavango River
The Okavango River is a river in southwest Africa. It is the fourth-longest river system in southern Africa, running southeastward for . It begins in Angola, where it is known as the Cubango River...

 settlements of Tondoro, Rupara
Rupara
Rupara is an island in the north east of Namibia in the Kahenge Constituency, Kavango Region. It is stuated 75 km from Rundu, just between Rundu and Nkurenkuru. The village was established in 1965. Before independence, it used to be called "Runtu". Runtu is a name in RuKwangali meaning a lot...

, and Sambusu as well as the inland settlements of Mpanda
Mpanda
Mpanda is one of the 4 districts of the Rukwa Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the Northwest by the Kigoma Region, to the Northeast by the Tabora Region, to the East by the Mbeya Region, to the Southeast by the Sumbawanga Urban District, to the Southwest by the Nkansi District and to the West...

 and Mpuku.

There is a bilateral agreement with Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

to allow mutual near-border immigration without travel documents. This applies to a maximum distance of 30 km, it is not valid for tourists.
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