Katutura
Katutura is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which afterwards was developed into the suburb of Hochland Park. Sam Nujoma Stadium, built in 2005, is located within Katutura.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sam Nujoma Stadium and A. Shipena Secondary School.
Sam Nujoma Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Thomas.macmillan, Public domain.A. Shipena Secondary School
School
A. Shipena Secondary School is a secondary school in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is a government school situated in the Soweto area of the Katutura suburb, offering school grades 8–12.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia
Office
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia. It had a total membership of over 853,522 in 2023, mainly in northern Namibia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hakahana and Khomasdal.
Hakahana
Suburb
Hakahana is a suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. The township is situated in the north of the town between the suburbs of Katutura, Wanaheda, and Okuryangava. Hakahana is situated 3 km northwest of Katutura.
Khomasdal
Suburb
Khomasdal is a suburb of Namibia's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people. Khomasdal is situated 3½ km south of Katutura.
Otjomuise
Suburb
Otjomuise is a township in north-western Windhoek, Namibia. Otjomuise is situated 5 km southwest of Katutura.
Katutura
- Type: Suburb with 21,200 residents
- Description: township of Windhoek, Namibia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Khomas, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-22.52104° or 22° 31′ 16″ south
Longitude
17.0557° or 17° 3′ 21″ east
Population
21,200
Elevation
1,630 metres (5,348 feet)
Open location code
5F9VF3H4+H7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Slovenian—“Katutura” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Katutura”
- Dutch: “Katutura”
- French: “Katutura”
- German: “Katutura”
- German: “Windhoek-Katutura”
- Igbo: “Katutura”
- Irish: “Katutura”
- Italian: “Katutura”
- Portuguese: “Katutura”
- Russian: “Катутура”
- Slovenian: “Katutura, Windhoek”
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