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Windhoek (/ ˈ w ɪ n d h ʊ k /; Afrikaans: [ˈvəntɦuk] ⓘ; German: [ˈvɪnthʊk] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia.It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre.
Namibia (/ n ə ˈ m ɪ b i ə / ⓘ [18] [19]), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. [20] Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, [21] Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 feet) away along the ...
Namibia – sovereign country located along the Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa. [1] Namibia shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is Windhoek (German: Windhuk).
Location of Namibia Detailed map of Namibia based on radar Topographic map of Namibia. At 824,292 km 2 (318,261 sq mi), Namibia is the world's thirty-fourth largest country. After Mongolia , Namibia is the second least densely populated country in the world (2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi)).
Region Area (km²) Population People per km 2 Average Household Size Erongo: 63,539 240,206 3.8 3.1 Hardap: 109,781 106,680 1.0 3.6 Kavango East: 23,988
In March 2018, Ethiopian Airlines introduced Africa's first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Namibia. [27] [28] Due to flight performance and headwinds, Airlink in March 2019 has decided to re-direct its technical fuel-stop in Windhoek to Walvis Bay Airport, a move which would accommodate more passengers on the final leg to Saint Helena Airport. [29]
Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure. It is located in the central highlands of the country and is bordered by the Erongo region to the west and the northwest and by the Otjozondjupa region to the north.
Anna Mungunda (1910s–1959), protester against the forced eviction from Windhoek's Old Location in 1959. Set the car of a high-ranking administrator alight and was shot dead in response. [11] Hosea Kutako (1870–1970), Paramount Chief of the Herero and petitioner to the United Nations for an independent Namibia [12]