INTRODUCTION
THE CITY OF WINDHOEK OFFERS AN EXPERIENCE OF ENDLESS DIVERSITY
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indhoek is a cosmopolitan African capital city characterised by its African and European charm, strategically located in the centre of Namibia and is the administrative, legislative and judicial seat of Government. The City of Windhoek is one of the cleanest and most secure capitals on the African Continent, and heartily welcomes both international and domestic visitors. The Windhoek Tourism Information Offices are eager to provide information and advice on current activities and festivities taking place in the City of Windhoek to visitors and tourists.
Windhoek had aT least 7 names before: • /Ai-//gams Fire water by Namas. • Otjomuise Place of steam by Hereros. • Queen Adelaide’s Bath by Sir James Edward Alexander. • Barmen by Hahn and Kleinschmidt of the Rhemish Missionary Society. • Concordiaville by Wesleyan missionaries, Joseph Tindall and Richard Haddy. • Wind Hoock by Jan Jonker Afrikaner. • Windhuk translated by Germans. Thus the name Windhoek came into being.
Windhoek Facts GEOGRAPHICAL • Strategically situated in the centre of Namibia. • Latitude 22° 35” and longitude 17° 05” • Between 1 600 m and 1 750 m above sea level. CLIMATE • Semi-desert climate. • Rainfall occurs in the summer months. • Average temperature is between 15°C & 30°C. TIME CHANGE • SUMMER – 2 hours ahead of GMT from the 1st Sunday of September to the 1st Sunday of April. • WINTER – 1 hour ahead of GMT from the 1st Sunday of April to the 1st Sunday of September.
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