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Ruacana

Ruacana is a village 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. Ruacana is scheduled to be upgraded to "town" status before November 2010.

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 240 megawatts.

The town is known for the picturesque Ruacana Falls nearby. In 1988, the village consisted of 17 households of which 14 were SADF while the remaining 3 were SWAWEK (Suidwes-Afrikaanse Water en Krag) families