Kwangali

Kwangali is the land of one of the Kavango kingdoms along the Okavango River. Its people speak Rukwangali, a Bantu language, and their ruler bears the title hompa. In the eighteenth century the kingdom was ruled by queens, among them Nankali and Simbara. Mate II succeeded Simbara around 1800, and was followed by Siremo and Mpepo. Sikongo became king in 1833, continuing a line of rulers that included both women and men.

The later city of Rundu lies here.