Anamulenge
Anamulenge is a settlement and former Catholic mission station in the Omusati Region in the north of Namibia in the Ombalantu tribal area. It is the centre of the Anamulenge Constituency.
Anamulenge | |
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Settlement | |
  Anamulenge Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 17°29′40″S 15°00′52″E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Omusati Region |
| Constituency | Anamulenge Constituency |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Currency | Namibian dollar |
| Languages | English, Afrikaans, German, Ovambo, local languages |
| Religions | Roman Catholic |
Anamulenge was founded in 1927, only 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Nakayale mission station, which the Finnish Missionary Society had founded two years earlier, in 1925.[1][2]
References
- Salo, Eeva (1993). Tuure Vapaavuori lähetystyöntekijänä Ambomaalla ja Angolassa vuosina 1931–1946 [Tuure Vapaavuori as a missionary in Ovamboland and Angola during 1931–1946]. p. 21. Master’s thesis in church history, University of Helsinki.
- Peltola, Matti (1958). Sata vuotta suomalaista lähetystyötä 1859–1959. II: Suomen Lähetysseuran Afrikan työn historia [One Hundred Years of Finnish Missionary Work 1859–1959. II: The History of FMS’s Missionary Work in Africa]. Helsinki: The Finnish Missionary Society.
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