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Walvis Bay, with its large bay and sand dunes, is an important centre of tourism activity in Namibia. Attractions include the artificial Bird Island , centre of a guano collection industry, the Dune 7 sand dune, the salt works, the abundant birdlife, and a museum.
In 1998 following the first graduation of the Namibian Navy Pioneer officers in Brazil, the site, north of the port of Walvis Bay identified as a potential Naval Base. After the ministry of Defence bought the piece of land, construction then started of the facility in 2002.
Erongo is one of the 14 regions of Namibia. The capital is Swakopmund. It is named after Mount Erongo, a well-known landmark in Namibia and in this area. Erongo contains the municipalities of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Omaruru, as well as the towns Arandis, Karibib and Usakos. All the main centres within this region are connected ...
Port/Harbour name Region Town name Coordinates Remarks Port of Walvis Bay: Erongo Region: Walvis Bay: Large-sized port and major port of Namibia. [1]Port of Lüderitz
Map of Namibia Windhoek, Capital of Namibia Walvis Bay Swakopmund. Cities and towns in Namibia are distinguished by the status the Government of Namibia has vested in them: Places in Namibia that are governed by a municipality are cities, places with a town council are towns. [1]
The B2 near Walvis Bay. B2 is a major road in Namibia.The highway runs east–west between the major sea port of Walvis Bay and the nation's capital Windhoek.. The B2's entire route forms the first section of both the Trans-Kalahari Corridor and the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road.
The Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road, formerly known as the Trans-Caprivi Corridor and until 2004 the Trans-Caprivi Highway, begins in Walvis Bay. It runs through Rundu in northeastern Namibia and along the Caprivi Strip to Katima Mulilo on the Zambezi River , which forms the border between Namibia and Zambia .
It comprises the rural area surrounding the constituency's district capital city of Walvis Bay, and additionally some streets on the outskirts of the city. [1] It had a population of 26,916 in 2011, up from 16,293 in 2001. Walvis Bay Rural covers 9,150 km 2 (3,530 sq mi) of land. [2] As of 2020 the constituency had 25,746 registered voters. [3]