Windhoek

ǀAi-ǁGams (Khoekhoegowab)
Otjomuise (Otjiherero)
Windhuk (German)
ǀAi-ǁGams (Khoekhoegowab); Otjomuise (Otjiherero); Windhuk (German)
City
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 22°34′12″S 17°5′1″E / 22.57000°S 17.08361°ECoordinates: 22°34′12″S 17°5′1″E / 22.57000°S 17.08361°E
Country	Namibia
Region	Khomas Region
First settled	1840
Second founding	18 October 1890
Government
• Mayor	Fransina Kahungo
• Deputy Mayor	Ian Subasubani
Area
• Total	5,133 km2 (1,982 sq mi)
Elevation	1,655 m (5,430 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	325,858
• Density	62.8/km2 (163/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Climate	BSh
Website	windhoekcc.org.na

Windhoek (German: Windhuk) is the capital city of Namibia. It has a population of 230,000 people. Windhoek is the trade center for sheep skins. The area was controlled by Germany in 1885. It became the capital of the German colony, German South-West Africa, in 1892. During World War I, Windhoek was captured by South Africa. It was the capital of South West Africa (Namibia) under South African control until the independence of Namibia in 1990.

Windhoek has a semi-desert climate.

Windhoek is known to be among the cleanest cities in Africa.^[4]

Gallery

Windhoek at the end of the 19th century

Stamps for German South West Africa postmarked Windhuk

A street in Windhoek

Windhoek Media

Windhuk
Sanderburg, one of the three castles of Windhoek
A picture of the skyline of Windhoek, Namibia. In the foreground you can see the location of TransNamib, The Namibian Railway. The mountains of the Khomas Hochland dominate the horizon with the Christuskirche visible in the middle.
Independence Avenue
Airport with air traffic control tower (2017)
Railway station, Windhoek, Namibia
Windhoek Luftaufnahme (2016)
This is an image with the theme "Climate & Weather in Africa" from:
Overcast skies in Windhoek