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6-639: Ruacana Falls is a waterfall located in Ruacana , Omusati on the Kunene River in Northern Namibia . The waterfall is 120 meters (390 ft) high and 700 meters (2,300 ft) wide in full flood. It is among the largest waterfalls in Africa , both by volume and width. The Ruacana Falls is formed by the 1,050 km (650 mi) long Kunene river, which marks part of the border between Namibia and Angola , plunging into
12-480: A 120 metre deep and 700 metre wide gorge. This Namibia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ruacana Ruacana is a town in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Ruacana electoral constituency . It is located on the border with Angola on the river Kunene . The town is known for the picturesque Ruacana Falls nearby, and for
18-598: Is now governed by a town council that has seven seats. The 2015 local authority election was won by SWAPO which gained six seats and 826 votes. The remaining seat went to the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) which gained 53 votes. SWAPO also won the 2020 local authority election . It obtained 603 votes and gained five seats. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, obtained 192 votes and gained
24-473: The Ruacana Power Station . The place receives annual average rainfall of 426 millimetres (16.8 in), although in the 2010/2011 rainy season, 960 millimetres (38 in) of rain was measured. The 600 hectares (1,500 acres) farm Etunda is situated near Ruacana. It is run as a government supported irrigation scheme and was established in 1993. Half of the farm is commercial irrigation land, while
30-614: The other half is allocated to 82 small-scale farmers. Etunda cultivates maize, wheat, watermelons, bananas, and other produce. Ruacana was developed around the Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station , a major underground hydroelectric plant linked to the nearby dam across the border in Angola at Calueque . The dam and pumping station were bombed in a Cuban airstrike in 1988, during the Angolan Civil War . The facility
36-499: Was partially repaired and today NamPower operates three turbines producing a maximum of 240 megawatts . Ovazemba and Ovahimba people are native to the area. The name Ruacana originated from one of the first settlers in Ruacana called Ruhakana. The town was therefore named after a Mr Ruhakana, although it is currently written as "Ruacana". Ruacana's settlement status was upgraded to village in 2005, and to town in 2010. It
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