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Ruacana is a town in Omusati Region, 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 the Ruacana Power Station. Ruacana was developed around 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 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 the first settlers in Ruacana called Ruhakana. The town was therefore named after Mr. Ruhakana although it is currently wrongly written as Ruacana. Ruacana's settlement status was upgraded to that of a ''village'' in 2005, and to ''town'' in 2010. It is governed by a town council that has seven seats. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured. The farm ''Etunda'' is situated near Ruacana. It is run as a government supported irrigation scheme and has been established in 1993. Half of the farm is commercial irrigation land, the other half is allocated to 82 small-scale farmers. ''Etunda'' cultivates maize, wheat, watermelons, bananas, and other produce.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Etunda Irrigation Scheme )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ruacana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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