Katima Mulilo
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| Nickname(s): Ngweze, Katima | |
| Motto: Luyeme Hamoho (Together we stand) | |
 Katima Mulilo and Schuckmannsburg |
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| Coordinates: 17°30′14″S 24°16′30″E / 17.50389°S 24.27500°ECoordinates: 17°30′14″S 24°16′30″E / 17.50389°S 24.27500°E | |
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 Namibia
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| Region | Zambezi Region |
| Constituency | Katima Mulilo Urban |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Elevation | 3,120 ft (950 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 28,362 |
| Time zone | South African Standard Time (UTC+1) |
| Climate | BSh |
Katima Mulilo is a town situated in the Caprivi strip and is the capital of the Zambezi Region, Namibia's far northeast extension into central Southern Africa. It comprises two electoral constituencies, Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban. Katima Mulilo, which is sometimes shortened to just "Katima", had 28,362 inhabitants in 2010, It is located on the national road B8 on the banks of the Zambezi River in lush riverine vegetation with tropical birds and monkeys. The town receives an annual average rainfall of 654 millimetres (25.7 in).
The name comes from the SiLozi for quench the fire, referring to nearby rapids in the Zambezi). From early days (and before the advent of fire-lighting matches), there was river transport by barge (propelled by paddlers) along the Zambesi from Livingstone to Sesheke, on past the Ngonye Falls at Sioma, where an attempt was made in about 1905 to bypass the Falls with a canal.; barges were unloaded and dragged by oxen round the Falls. The route continued to Mongu, the administrative capital of Barotseland, and on Northwards to the settlement of Balovale (now Zambesi) in the North West of Zambia, at -13.550879, 23.115341. When the barge reached Katima Mulilo, the fire was extinguished (but embers kept), and the barge was unloaded and then dragged empty up the rapids, and re-loaded before continuing the journey - but not before the fire was re-lit.
The nearest Namibian town to Katima Mulilo is Rundu, about 500 km away. About 40 km east of Katima Mulilo lies the village of Bukalo, where the road to Ngoma branches off that joins Namibia to Botswana.
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