Sangwali

Constituency map of Judea Lyaboloma

Sangwali is a settlement and administrative seat of the constituency of Judea Lyaboloma in the Zambezi region in the extreme northeast of Namibia . It is located about 130 kilometers southwest of the regional capital Katima Mulilo and 3.5 kilometers south of the main road C49 on the edge of the Nkasa Rupara National Park .

Sangwali is traditional settlement area of ​​the Mayeyi (Mafwe) and seat of the Mayeyi kings .

Swangwali was the residence of the African explorer David Livingstone , who lived here around 1850. A small museum has been in memory of the discoverer since 1999.

literature

• Konny von Schmettau: Sangwali: David Livingstone at Linyanti , Hippos Verlag, Swakopmund 2015, ISBN 978-99916-886-4-0 .

Web links

• Do you know about the Livingstone Museum in Namibia? (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Batsara Batsapi festival attracts thousands . In: New Era , August 4, 2015. 
2. ↑ Francois Lottering: Museum to honor David Livingstone . In: The Namibian , 2016-10.28, p. 7. 

Coordinates: 18 ° 16 '  S , 23 ° 38'  E