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Windhoek

Southern Africa

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia, on the Khomas Highland plateau in central Namibia at roughly 1,700 metres elevation. It developed around natural hot springs and serves as the country's economic, political and cultural centre. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
486,186 1
Area (sq km)
5133 1
Founding Year
1890 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
1655 1
Latitude
22.57 degrees south 1
Longitude
17.08361 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Khomas Region, States or Territories

windhoek is associated with khomas-region.

Source Khomas Region (Wikipedia)
Namibia, Countries
Source Windhoek (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Khomas Region, States or Territories

windhoek is the capital of khomas-region.

Source Khomas Region (Wikipedia)
Namibia, Countries
Source Windhoek (Wikipedia)
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Namibia Breweries Limited

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Source Wikidata: Namibia Breweries Limitedtier 2
Namibia Press Agency

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Source Wikidata: Namibia Press Agencytier 2
TransNamib

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Development Bank of Namibia

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Supreme Court of Namibia

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Source Supreme Court of Namibia (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Windhoek (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia
  • Infobox, Population figure
    486,186
  • Lead section
    The population was 486,186 in 2023, and growing, due to migration from other regions in Namibia.
  • Infobox, Area
    5,133 km2 (1,982 sq mi)
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1655
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    22°34′12″S 17°5′1″E / 22.57000°S 17.08361°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    22°34′12″S 17°5′1″E / 22.57000°S 17.08361°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1890
  • Associated With: Namibia, Infobox, Country
    Namibia
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -22.57,17.0836
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 1668.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -22.75, 17.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -22.75, 17.25
-22.75 17.25 BSh
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4. GeoNames: Windhoek - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3352136
Quote, cities500 record 3352136
-22.55941 17.08323 P PPLC NA 21 386219 1700 1656 Africa/Windhoek
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Khomas Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure.
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Wikidata: Windhoek
Wikidata Q3935, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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