Windhoek

city, big city
Piiluu	1840
Native label	Windhoek, Windhoek, Windhuk, Otjomuise, ǀAi-ǁGams
Demonym	Windhoekien, Windhoekienne
Official language	Bɔrefɔ
Paaloŋ	Namibia
Capital of	Namibia, South-West Africa, German South-West Africa, Khomas Region
Located in the administrative territorial entity	Khomas Region
Located in time zone	UTC+02:00
Coordinate location	22°34′12″S 17°5′1″E
Head of government	Sade Gawanas
Owner of	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Khomasdal Stadium
Postal code	10000, 10005, 10015, 10012
Official website	https://www.windhoekcc.org.na/
History of topic	timeline of Windhoek
Local dialing code	61
Category for the view of the item	Category:Views of Windhoek
Category for maps or plans	Category:Maps of Windhoek

Windhoek (/ˈwɪndhʊk/; Afrikaans: [ˈvəntɦuk] ^ⓘ; German: [ˈvɪnthʊk] ^ⓘ) e la a kapital ane teŋkpoŋ ko a Namibia. O bezie la a central Namibia na be a Khomas Highland plateau zie, naŋ peɛle a 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level, naŋ e a paaloŋ geographical centre. A noba yagroŋ neŋ Windhoek, naŋ da e 486,169 a 2023, naŋ taa duoruŋ neŋ a sori tuubu neŋ a irigyin mine na be a Namibia.

Rail

Windhoek taa la lammo neŋ:

Okahandja (north)
Rehoboth (south)
Gobabis (east)

Suburbs

Windhoek po-eŋɛɛ a tenne ane a paaloŋ sere ama:

Suburbs

Academia
Auasblick
Avis
Cimbebasia
Dorado Park
Eros
Goreangab
Groot Aub
Brakwater
Hakahana
Hochland Park
Katutura
Khomasdal
Kleine Kuppe
Klein Windhoek
Lafrenz Industrial Area
Ludwigsdorf
Luxury Hill (Luxushügel)
Northern Industrial Area
Okuryangava
Olympia
Otjomuise
Pioneers Park
Prosperita
Rocky Crest
Southern Industrial Area
Suiderhof
Tauben Glen
Wanaheda
Windhoek Central
Windhoek North
Windhoek West

Townships

Babilon
Big Bend
Elisenheim
Eros Park
Freedom Land
Greenwell Matongo
Havana
Havana North
Kilimanjaro
Maxuilili
Ombili
Oohambo Dha Nehale
Soweto

Climate

Climate data for Windhoek (1728 m), Namibia
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	36.0 (96.8)	35.8 (96.4)	34.9 (94.8)	31.3 (88.3)	31.8 (89.2)	26.1 (79.0)	25.7 (78.3)	30.0 (86.0)	33.2 (91.8)	35.1 (95.2)	36.5 (97.7)	36.6 (97.9)	36.6 (97.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.0 (86.0)	28.6 (83.5)	27.2 (81.0)	25.6 (78.1)	22.7 (72.9)	20.2 (68.4)	20.5 (68.9)	23.4 (74.1)	26.5 (79.7)	29.1 (84.4)	29.6 (85.3)	30.7 (87.3)	26.1 (79.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.3 (73.9)	22.1 (71.8)	21.0 (69.8)	18.9 (66.0)	15.8 (60.4)	13.2 (55.8)	13.1 (55.6)	15.8 (60.4)	19.3 (66.7)	21.7 (71.1)	22.5 (72.5)	23.5 (74.3)	19.1 (66.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17.2 (63.0)	16.5 (61.7)	15.4 (59.7)	12.8 (55.0)	9.2 (48.6)	6.7 (44.1)	6.3 (43.3)	8.6 (47.5)	11.9 (53.4)	14.6 (58.3)	15.6 (60.1)	16.9 (62.4)	12.7 (54.9)
Record low °C (°F)	7.5 (45.5)	6.8 (44.2)	3.7 (38.7)	2.4 (36.3)	−1.6 (29.1)	−2.8 (27.0)	−2.6 (27.3)	−3.9 (25.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	1.6 (34.9)	0.4 (32.7)	3.3 (37.9)	−3.9 (25.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	78.1 (3.07)	80.3 (3.16)	78.7 (3.10)	37.7 (1.48)	6.6 (0.26)	1.2 (0.05)	0.7 (0.03)	0.9 (0.04)	2.8 (0.11)	11.8 (0.46)	26.9 (1.06)	41.7 (1.64)	367.4 (14.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	11.1	10.7	10.5	5.5	1.9	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.9	2.8	5.3	7.5	57.7
Average relative humidity (%)	42	56	51	44	37	32	27	19	17	22	30	34	34
Mean monthly sunshine hours	288	254	282	273	310	309	326	341	321	319	297	285	3,605
Source 1: Deutscher Wetterdienst
Source 2: Danish Meteorological Institute (sun only)

Demography

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	96,057	—
1991	147,056	+4.35%
2001	233,529	+4.73%
2011	325,858	+3.39%
2016	395,000	+3.92%
2023	486,169	+3.01%
source:

Twin towns and sister cities

Windhoek taa la tempeɛle:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Berlin, Germany
Tɛmpileti:Country data CUB Havana, Cuba
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tɛmpileti:Country data JAM Kingston, Jamaica
Tɛmpileti:Country data CHN Nanjing, China
Tɛmpileti:Country data USA Richmond, United States
Tɛmpileti:Country data USA San Antonio, United States
Tɛmpileti:Country data CHN Shanghai, China
Tɛmpileti:Country data CHN Suzhou, China
Trossingen, Germany

Sɛkondere Sakuuri

Windhoek taa la 29 Sɛkondere sakue, 58 peraamere sakue.^[4] A sɛkondere sakue mine la:

A. Shipena Secondary School
Academia Secondary School
Augustineum Secondary School
Centaurus High School
Concordia College
Cosmos High School
Chairman Mao Zedong High School
Dagbreek School for the Intellectually Impaired^[5]
David Bezuidenhout Secondary School
Delta Secondary School Windhoek (DSSW)
Deutsche Höhere Privatschule (DHPS)
Ella du Plessis High School
Eros School for Girls^[6]
Hage Geingob High School
Holy Cross Convent School
Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School
Jakob Marengo Secondary School
Jan Jonker Afrikaner High School
Jan Möhr Secondary School
Saint George's Diocesan College^[7]
Pionier Boys' School
Saint Paul's College
Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool (WAP)
Windhoek Gymnasium Private School (WHK Gym)^[8]
Windhoek High School (WHS)
Windhoek International School (WIS)

Nembanne mine

Collin Benjamin (born 1978), retired footballer
Jacques Burger (born 1983), former rugby player
Tippi Degré (born 1990), documentary maker
Dynamo Fredericks (born 1992), footballer
Frank Fredericks (born 1967), athlete
Gisvi (born 1982) Portuguese former footballer
Stanley Goagoseb (born 1967), former footballer
Morné Karg (born 1977), cricketer
Max Katjijeko (born 1995) rugby union player for the Tel Aviv Heat
Costa Khaiseb (born 1980), footballer
Michelle McLean (born 1973), Miss Universe 1992
Wessel Myburgh (born 1990), cricketer
Gert Lotter (born 1993), cricketer and rugby player
Maleagi Ngarizemo (born 1979), former footballer
Bertus O'Callaghan (born 1988), rugby player
Brumhilda Ochs (born 1992), model
Quido (Le-Roy Quido Mohamed) (born 1989), rapper
André Rademeyer (born 1998), rugby player
Johnny Redelinghuys (born 1984), rugby player
Francois van Rensburg (born 1974), rugby player
Wolfgang Schenck (1913-2010), pilot
Peter Shalulile (born 1993), footballer
Abraham Shatimuene (born 1986), footballer
Immanuel Shifidi (1929-1986), activist
Abmerk Shindjuu (born 1981), boxer
Nelius Theron (born 1997), rugby player

Meŋ kaa kyɛ

Ziiri mine liŋkiri

Tɛmpileti:Sisterlinks

Official homepage of the City of Windhoek Archived 19 Nyɔgevennebare 2020 at the Wayback Machine

Tɛmpileti:Administrative divisions of Windhoek Tɛmpileti:Constituencies of the Khomas Region Tɛmpileti:List of African capitals

Sommo Yizie

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20201021215212/http://documents.windhoekcc.org.na/Content/Documents/Mayoral%20Report%202016.pdf

[2] ttps://www.joburg.org.za/about_/Pages/About%20the%20City/About%20Joburg/Twinning-Agreements-.aspx

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20190213005559/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-02/06/c_137803189.htm

[4] ttp://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=35952

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20120426041709/http://www.schoolnamibie.nl/dagbreek-school-info.html

[6] ttp://www.namibweb.com/schools.htm

[7] ttp://www.stgeorgesnamibia.com/

[8] ttp://www.newera.com.na/2014/05/14/private-school-draws-praise-namwandi/

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