German South West Africa
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German South West Africa (German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika, DSWA) was a German colony in Africa from 1884 through 1915. It is now Namibia. From 1891, the capital was Windhoek, the same city as the capital of today's Namibia. It covered an area of 835,100 km2 (322,434 sq mi). This is over one and half times the size of the German Empire at the time.
German South West Africa Deutsch-Südwestafrika | |||||||
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1884–1915 | |||||||
Status | German colony | ||||||
Capital | Windhoek (from 1891) | ||||||
Common languages | German (official), Herero, Afrikaans, Khoekhoe | ||||||
Religion | Christianity, Saan religion | ||||||
Governor | |||||||
• 1898–1905 | Theodor von Leutwein | ||||||
• 1905–1907 | Friedrich von Lindequist | ||||||
• 1907–1910 | Bruno von Schuckmann | ||||||
• 1910–1915 | Theodor Seitz | ||||||
Historical era | Scramble for Africa | ||||||
• | 7 August 1884 | ||||||
• Genocide | 1904–1907 | ||||||
• | 9 July 1915 | ||||||
• Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | ||||||
Area | |||||||
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Currency | German South West African mark | ||||||
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Today part of | Namibia |