Engela
Engela | |
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Suburb of Helao Nafidi | |
| Coordinates: 17°27′2″S 15°52′00″E / 17.45056°S 15.86667°E | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Region | Ohangwena Region |
| Constituency | Engela Constituency |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (South African Standard Time) |
Engela is an Ovambo settlement in the Ohangwena Region in northern Namibia. Formerly situated in the Oukwanyama area it is since 2004 part of the town Helao Nafidi, although it still maintained its own village council until the 2015 local authority election. It is one of the more important establishments of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) in the area. It started as a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society. Today, it is the centre of the Engela Constituency.