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Oshikuku — Village — Nickname(s): tjaa-kwambi Motto: Together we can succeed Location in Namibia
OshikukuCoordinates: 17°38′00″S 15°28′00″E / 17.6333333°S 15.4666667°ECoordinates: 17°38′00″S 15°28′00″E / 17.6333333°S 15.4666667°E Country 
NamibiaRegion Omusati Region Constituency Oshikuku Constituency Time zone South African Standard Time (UTC+1) Oshikuku is a village in Omusati Region in the north of Namibia. It is the district capital of Oshikuku Constituency and scheduled to be upgraded to "town" status before November 2010.[1]
Oshikuku features a secondary school, Nuuyoma Senior Secondary School, and a hospital. Oshikuku was the first mission station in former Ovamboland, established 1924 under the leadership of missionary and later Archbishop Joseph Gotthardt[2] and today is home to a Roman Catholic Church parish[3] and birthplace of Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in Namibia. Its neighbouring villages are Outapi, Elim and Ogongo.
References
- ^ Hartman, Adam (27 Aug 2010). "Town regrading a ‘sad move’". The Namibian. http://www.namibian.com.na/news-articles/national/full-story/archive/2010/august/article/town-regrading-a-sad-move/.
- ^ Shiremo, Shampapi (22 July 2011). "Bishop Joseph Gotthardt: A determined missionary along the Kavango River (1880-1963)". New Era. http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=39801.
- ^ Oshikuku Parish at RCChurch.na
External links
Categories:- Villages in Namibia
- Omusati Region
- Namibia geography stubs
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