Kavango East

Kavango East is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is , its governor is Bonifatius Wakudumo. The region was created in 2013 when the was split into Kavango East and .
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Kavango East

Latitude
-18.3333° or 18° 20′ south
Longitude
20.5833° or 20° 35′ east
Population
218,000
Elevation
1,097 metres (3,599 feet)
Open location code
5GH2MH8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
8693188
Wiki­data ID
Q14824032
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Kavango East” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Kawango-Oos
  • Armenian: Արևելյան Կավանգո
  • Asturian: Kavango Este
  • Basque: Ekialdeko Kavango
  • Catalan: Kavango de l’Est
  • Cebuano: Kavango East Region
  • Chinese: Tang Kavango Chiu
  • Chinese: 东卡万戈区
  • Chinese: 東卡萬戈區
  • Dutch: Kavango Oost
  • Estonian: Ida-Kavango piirkond
  • Estonian: Ida-Okavango ringkond
  • Faroese: Kavango East
  • French: Kavango East
  • Galician: Kavango do Leste
  • Georgian: აღმოსავლეთი კავანგო
  • German: Kavango-Ost
  • Ido: Regiono Kavango-Esto
  • Indonesian: Region Kavango East
  • Italian: Regione del Kavango Orientale
  • Japanese: 東カバンゴ州
  • Korean: 동카방고주
  • Macedonian: Источно Каванго
  • Min Nan Chinese: Tang Kavango Chiu
  • Northern Frisian: Kavango East
  • Persian: کاوانگو شرقی
  • Polish: Okawango Wschodnie
  • Portuguese: Kavango Oriental
  • Russian: Восточное Каванго
  • Sinhala: කාවන්ගෝ නැගෙනහිර කලාපය (නැමීබියාව)
  • Sinhala: කාවන්ගෝ නැගෙනහිර කලාපය
  • Spanish: Kavango del Este
  • Spanish: Región de Kavango del Este
  • Tatar: Көнчыгыш Каванго
  • Ukrainian: Східне Каванго
  • Urdu: کاوانگو شرقی
  • Western Armenian: Գավանկօ արեւելեան շրջան
  • Western Frisian: Kavango-East
  • Wu Chinese: 东卡万戈区
  • Zulu: Kavango East

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